Lincoln Dreamt He Died: The Midnight Visions of Remarkable Americans from Colonial Times to Freud - Burstein, Andrew

from kaylaraeintheway

I thought that the topic of this book was quite interesting: Burstein uses dream diaries of famous and regular early Americans to study how the American dream and our national identity has been shaped since our founding. I certainly have never read another book that explored such a topic. However...

from ljldml

I found this book somewhat difficult to read. I love history, and love the information provided, but it was given in a somewhat dry manner. Difficult to hold my attention for long periods of time.

from koalamom

To dream ... and what do they mean, if anything. This book explains how dreams were perceived from colonial times though the end of the nineteenth century. Are they bits of undigested potato" or something more? Do they tell us what is to come or just entertainment that disappears when we awake. D...

from sallylou61

This was a difficult book to read. I struggled through the first two chapters on several tries, but then was able to read the rest of the book in a couple of days. Lincoln Dreamt He Died is a history and philosophy of dreams from colonial times through the end of the nineteenth century, primarily...

from JBD1

A compelling study of dreams and their interpretation in American history, though somewhat hampered by its sprawling nature.