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Country United States Publisher B. W. Huebsch Pages 312 Genre Political fiction | 2.4/5 Goodreads Language English Publication date 1912 Originally published 1912 Page count 312 OCLC 1533564 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Philip Dru: Administrator: A Story of Tomorrow, 1920-1935 is a futuristic political novel published anonymously in 1912 by author Edward Mandell House, an American diplomat, politician, and presidential foreign policy advisor.
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Philip dru administrator
Synopsis
His book's hero leads the democratic western United States in a civil war against the plutocratic East, and becomes the acclaimed leader of the country until he steps down, having restored justice and democracy.
Historian Paul Johnson wrote: "Oddly enough, in 1911 he [House] had published a political novel, Philip Dru: Administrator, in which a benevolent dictator imposed a corporate income tax, abolished the protective tariff, and broke up the 'credit trust'—a remarkable adumbration of [Woodrow] Wilson and his first term."
Cast of Characters
The book has several characters: Philip Dru is the main protagonist of the story. Other characters include Gloria Strawn and her brother Jack Strawn. There is also a character named John Thor and a Senator Selwyn.