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Lincoln dreamt he died : the midnight visions of remarkable Americans from colonial times to Freud
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Lincoln dreamt he died : the midnight visions of remarkable Americans from colonial times to Freud / by Andrew Burstein.
ISBN
9781137278272 (hbk.)
1137278277 (hbk.)
Published
New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2013.
Physical Description
xx, 313 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Summary
In this innovative new book, highly regarded historian Burstein goes back for the first time to discover what people can learn about the lives and emotions of Americans, from colonial times to the beginning of the modern age.
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
July 23, 2013
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
pt. 1. TO 1800 :
One. George Washington Appears Before Bryan Fairfax
Two. From a Lofty Scaffold, John Adams Spies an Elephant
Three. Depleted of Energy, Herman Harris Leaves His Body
pt. 2. 1801-1860 :
Four. Eliza Chaplain Sees Angels Over Connecticut
Five. Henry David Thoreau Gains Evidence of Reincarnation
Six. Clay Dillard Learns a Strange Language
pt. 3 1861-1900 :
Seven. Lincoln Dreams He's Died
Eight. Mark Twain Can't Resist a Mushy Apple Pie
Epilogue : Were They Like Us?
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