Just got finished reading this, as I’d heard it was some time traveler book that seemed to foretell what we were about to see very shortly.
No. It’s basically a doomer story of how, just prior to 1900, after a populist president is elected and does away with usury and returns us to the gold/silver standard, our country erupts into chaos, collapses, and divides back into 50 states as a last resort.
So…any reason people here keep touting this thing?
I don't think the hype was about the plot or the ending, but the apparent parallels to Baron Trump.
Yeah. It’s pretty loose though. Given that the character’s first name doesn’t even seem to be Baron, despite how the title appears. His father was a baron and so was he.
True, but the point is that some people drew parallels to Barron Trump. I never saw any comments about how it was a good bood. That is all.
I remember it being much more than drawing parallels. Baron is frequently talked about as an actual time traveler, with this book being sort of like the proof of it. Just after having read this I get the feeling they really overshot their theory that’s all.
Yeah, I never read the book, but I wasn't on board with the parallels or the time travel theories.