The Fall of the Great Republic

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TitleThe Fall of the Great Republic
Year for Search1885
Authors[Hitchcock], [Abner](1851-1936)
Tertiary AuthorsCoverdale(Intendant for the Board of European Administration in the Province of New York), Sir Henry Standish [pseud.]
Date Published1885
PublisherRoberts Brothers
Place PublishedBoston, MA
KeywordsMale author, US author
Annotation

Standard anti-socialist dystopia set in the U.S. The importation of socialist ideas was a central problem, but this was made worse by Irish immigration. The U.S. collapses followed by defeat in a war with Europe. An Appendix (207-26) presents documents intended to show the reality of the danger to the U.S.
Info Notes

Added title page adds (1886-88) "O Liberty! Liberty! How many crimes are committed in thy name!" By Permission of the Bureau of Press Censorship. New York: 1895.
Pseudonym

Sir Henry Standish Coverdale (Intendant for the Board of European Administration in the Province of New York) [pseud.]
Holding Institutions

DLC, NcD, PSt, W3,1222
Author Note

The author (1851-1936) was a newspaperman, and his name was established by notes in the copy at Duke University.
Full Text

1885 [Hitchcock, Abner] (1851-1936). The Fall of the Great Republic. By Sir Henry Standish Coverdale (Intendant for the Board of European Administration in the Province of New York) [pseud.]. Boston, MA: Roberts Brothers. [Added title page adds (1886-88) “O Liberty! Liberty! How many crimes are committed in thy name!” By Permission of the Bureau of Press Censorship. New York: 1895]. DLC, NcD, PSt, W3,1222

Standard anti-socialist dystopia set in the U.S. The importation of socialist ideas was a central problem, but this was made worse by Irish immigration. The U.S. collapses followed by defeat in a war with Europe. An Appendix (207-26) presents documents intended to show the reality of the danger to the U.S. The author was a newspaperman, and his name was established by notes in the copy at Duke University.