Book description
In This Is All a Dream We Dreamed, two of the most well-respected chroniclers of the Dead, Blair Jackson and David Gans, reveal the band's story through the words of its members and their creative collaborators, and a number of diverse fans, stitching together a multitude of voices into a…
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1 author picked This is All a Dream We Dreamed as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
I love the thematic organization of this collection of interview excerpts.
This is a great concept for pulling together the varying recollections of each of the different participants in the same events and time periods. The editors did a masterful job of collecting material from a variety of sources and putting them side-by-side, allowing a fuller understanding to be gained than would be had by reading one interview at a time.
Among the gems is Garcia owning the identity of a Deadhead for himself when he said that yes, there was, in fact, a Deadhead who had been to every…
From Thomas' list on The best books about the Grateful Dead and their fans.
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