Lincoln Dreamt He Died

LINCOLN DREAMT HE DIED

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First published in 2013 by PALGRAVE MACMILLAN® in the U.S.—a division of St. Martin’s Press LLC, 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10010.

ISBN: 978-1-137-27827-2

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The Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data:

Burstein, Andrew.

Lincoln dreamt he died : the midnight visions of remarkable Americans from colonial times to Freud / by Andrew Burstein.

p. cm.

1. Dreams. 2. Celebrities. 3. United States—History—19th century. I. Title.

BF1091.B98 2013

154.6’30973—dc23

2012038454

A catalogue record of the book is available from the British Library.

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First edition: June 2013

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