Mathew Brady’s Dream Book is a soon to be published compilation of dreams by the renowned 19th century photographer, Mathew Brady. But rather than dreaming his own dreams, Brady enters, observes and records those of his contemporaries (e.g. Herman Melville, Mother Ann Lee, Sitting Bull, Mary Todd Lincoln, John Brown, PT Barnum, Walt Whitman, amongst others.)
Although the book uses historical characters, it is mainly a fictional work.
The anecdotal dreams weave together accurate historical detail with artistic insight to provide an uncanny perspective on our own present-day world.
The Dream Book attests to the historical figure, makes him even more vivid, more accessible, a living character in an elaborate fiction.
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