About the Author

Jason Berry is an independent writer, documentary film producer, and journalist living in New Orleans.

Reviews

One of the most intrepid investigative journalists of the tweneith century turned profound cultural historian, [Berry] turns the eyepiece on the kaleidoscope that is New Orleans and gives outsiders an authentic look in.--Princeton Alumni Weekly

A bold, witty, character-driven history of New Orleans, just in time for its tricentennial."--Larry Blumenfeld, Wall Street Journal

A hypnotic biography of a unique American city. . . . City of a Million Dreams is history writing at its best, in which high-caliber prose manages to be as interesting as its subject."--Foreword Reviews

A powerful narrative about the making of a place, against all odds."--January Magazine

Berry not only traces . . . overlaps of sound and spectacle; he uses overlapping narratives. . . . We see New Orleans, after another of its near-death experiences, still stubbornly not knowing how to die when it ought to."--Garry Wills, New York Review of Books

Captures the reader's attention with a cavalcade of astoundingly detailed accounts of the exploits and adventures of a cornucopia of outstanding people who have left an enduring mark on New Orleans and the conflicts that have forged its distinctive urban culture."--Ed Conroy, Houston Chronicle

Every major city should have such a guide to its past."--Kirkus Reviews, starred review

City of a Million Dreams is a well-informed, masterfully-written, encapsulation of everything, good and bad, that makes New Orleans one of the most unique and adored cities in the world; it is a welcomed addition to the literature on the city.--Louisiana History