Donnelly, Ignatius,  1831-1901 <br/><br/>
Cæsar's Column: A Story of the Twentieth Century 
 Caesar's Column: A Story of the 20th Century 

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<br/><br/> Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caesar%27s_Column  Release date is 2004-02-01 
<br/><br/>Produced by Norm Wolcott  Produced by Norm Wolcott 
<br/><br/> "Cæsar's Column: A Story of the Twentieth Century" by Ignatius Donnelly is a novel published in 1890. Set in 1988 New York, it follows a wool merchant from Uganda who encounters a brutal capitalist oligarchy where technological marvels mask extreme oppression. When he witnesses a confrontation between rich and poor, he's drawn into an underground resistance movement. The story blends dystopian speculation with political commentary and romance, building toward a violent rebellion that threatens to consume the entire city in flames. (This is an automatically generated summary.) 
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<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Index Terms: </label>Science fiction New York (N.Y.) -- Fiction Social problems -- Fiction Dystopias -- Fiction Twentieth century -- Fiction 
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