David Ross Locke
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David Ross Locke was an American political personality and journalist active during the American Civil War and surrounding events.
Best known for his "Petroleum V. Nasby" persona.
David Ross Locke provides examples of the following tropes:
- The Alcoholic: Was said to be an incredible drinker.
- Acceptable Political Targets: He did not like northerners who sided with the south.
- American Dream: Went from a printer to a noted journalist in good with the likes of Abraham Lincoln and Mark Twain.
- Da Editor: Led several newspapers in Ohio, most prominently at the Toledo Blade, preceded by productive stints at the Bucyrus Journal and the Findlay Jeffersonian
Writings as Petroleum V. Nasby provides examples of the following tropes:
- The Alcoholic: Likes his whiskey.
- Corrupt Bureaucrat: His dream job is to be a postmaster, and do no real work in exchange for a salary.
- Eagle Land: An early example of a negative representation from an American writer, against southern sympathetic Northerners as an Acceptable Political Target.
David Ross Locke has worked on these works:
Literature
- His works as Petroleum V. Nasty were compiled into a book.
Other Media
- The Toledo Blade newspaper as editor.
- The Findlay Jeffersonian newspaper as editor and owner.
- The Bucyrus Journal newspaper as editor.