Alan Cassell was a young man driven to success. Politically connected persons, first local, then national, used his drive and talent to garner wins at the ballot box. Fortuitous events, some humorous, some romantic, others tragic, and still others manipulated at the highest levels of international intrigue were foundational to his rise to power. The Last American President is a cautionary tale of what may happen in the near future. Even as it presents a story of the dissolution of the United States it offers timeless truths about the nature of America and what it means to be American.