Ingersoll Lockwood

1900 or, The last President (Annotated) Ingersoll Lockwood

Differentiated book- It has a historical context with research of the time-The purpose of realizing this historical context is to approach the understanding of a historical epoch from the elements provided by the text. Hence the importance of placing the document in context. It is necessary to unravel what its author or authors have said, how it has been said, when, why and where, always relating it to its historical moment. Ingersoll Lockwood (August 2, 1841 - September 30, 1918) was an American lawyer and writer. As a writer, he is particularly known today for his Baron Trump children's novels. However, he wrote novels for other children, as well as the dystopian novel, 1900: o; The Last President, a play and several non-fiction plays. He wrote some of his nonfiction under the pseudonym Irwin Longman. Lockwood was born in Ossining, New York, the son of Munson Ingersoll and Sarah Lewis (née Smith) Lockwood. Munson Lockwood, like his two older brothers, Ralph and Albert, was a lawyer and a close friend of Henry Clay. However, Munson primarily achieved prominence as a military and civic activist. He was a general in the New York State Militia and commander of his 7th Brigade. A great admirer of Hungarian statesman and freedom fighter Lajos Kossuth, Munson