Dreamscape

Did You Know? Einstein was a high school dropout. Josephine Baker was a secret agent for the French Resistance during World War Two. Sacajawea was the only woman who traveled with Lewis and Clark’s expedition, and carried her baby the whole way. The Supreme Court decided in 1962 that Nicola Tesla was the real inventor of the radio. Philipp Reis invented the first telephone. The medical symbol of the python dates back to the brave ancient African Queen Mella. These fascinating facts and more are contained in Dreamscape: Real Dreams Really Make a Difference. A collection of biographical stories and poems about fascinating people in history whose real dreams made a real difference, it was developed in performance by the author, who captured audiences at clubs like the Nuyorican Poetry Cafe in New York City, and at her series Listen & Be Heard. The stories about people who followed their dreams and changed the world, bring old tales to life for contemporary readers in a way that is both entertaining and informative. Martha Cinader is a storyteller who draws on the hip semantic style of Lord Buckley with an added feminine twist.