The Last American: A Fragment From the Journal of Khan-Li Prince of Dimph-yoo-chur and Admiral in the Persian Navy

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TitleThe Last American: A Fragment From the Journal of Khan-Li Prince of Dimph-yoo-chur and Admiral in the Persian Navy
Year for Search1889
AuthorsMitchell, J[ohn] A[mes] ](1845-1918), ed. [written by]
Tertiary AuthorsMitchell, J. A.
Pagination78 pp.
Date Published1889
PublisherFrederick A. Stokes & Brother
Place PublishedNew York
KeywordsMale author, US author
Annotation

Dystopia in which a future expedition from Persia visits a devastated New York and Washington, DC. Much misinterpretation of what they find. In DC, they discover the three last Americans alive, and when one of the Persians tries to kiss the woman, a fight breaks out, and many Persians and all the Americans are killed. 
Additional Publishers

Extract rpt. with illus. in The End of the World and Other Catastrophes. Ed. Mike [Michael Raymond Donald] Ashley (London: British Library, 2019), 111-48, with an editor’s note on 109. Rpt. New York: Frederick A. Stokes Co., 1893. Exp. as Edition Deluxe. Illus. in Color by F. W. Read. With Decorative Designs by Albert D. Blashfield and illus. by the Author. New York: Frederick A. Stokes Co., 1902. 151 pp. Rpt. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Literature House, 1970. U. K. ed. London: Gay and Bird, [1894]. 
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Author Note

The author (1845-1918) was the founder of Life Magazine. 
Full Text

1889 Mitchell, J[ohn] A[mes] (1845-1918), ed. [written by]. The Last American: A Fragment From the Journal of Khan-Li Prince of Dimph-yoo-chur and Admiral in the Persian Navy. Illus. New York: Frederick A. Stokes & Brother. 78 pp. Extract rpt. with illus. in The End of the World and Other Catastrophes. Ed. Mike [Michael Raymond Donald] Ashley (London: British Library, 2019), 111-48, with an editor’s note on 109. Rpt. New York: Frederick A. Stokes Co., 1893. Exp. as Edition Deluxe. Illus. in Color by F. W. Read. With Decorative Designs by Albert D. Blashfield and illus. by the Author. New York: Frederick A. Stokes Co., 1902. 151 pp. Rpt. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Literature House, 1970. U. K. ed. London: Gay and Bird, [1894]. MoU-St, O, PSt

Dystopia in which a future expedition from Persia visits a devastated New York and Washington, DC. Much misinterpretation of what they find. In DC, they discover the three last Americans alive, and when one of the Persians tries to kiss the woman, a fight breaks out, and many Persians and all the Americans are killed. The author was the founder of Life Magazine.