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Gustavus Hindman Miller

Born

in Coryell County, Texas, The United States

September 04, 1857

Died

December 12, 1929

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Gustavus Hindman Miller was a prominent American merchant, manufacturer, financier, author, and civic leader based in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Born in frontier Texas in 1857, he was raised under modest and often difficult circumstances following the early death of his father during the Civil War. Despite these hardships, he pursued an education in Coryell County before entering the mercantile world alongside his brother Frank.
In the late 1870s, Miller moved to Tennessee and began a career in retail, first working as a clerk before founding his own businesses in Burrustown and Bell Buckle. By 1889, the Miller brothers had relocated to Chattanooga, where they established the Miller Brothers Company, a department store that would grow to become Gustavus Hindman Miller was a prominent American merchant, manufacturer, financier, author, and civic leader based in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Born in frontier Texas in 1857, he was raised under modest and often difficult circumstances following the early death of his father during the Civil War. Despite these hardships, he pursued an education in Coryell County before entering the mercantile world alongside his brother Frank.
In the late 1870s, Miller moved to Tennessee and began a career in retail, first working as a clerk before founding his own businesses in Burrustown and Bell Buckle. By 1889, the Miller brothers had relocated to Chattanooga, where they established the Miller Brothers Company, a department store that would grow to become one of the largest in the South. Designed by architect Reuben Harrison Hunt, their flagship building was a landmark of downtown Chattanooga, admired for its architectural innovation and commercial success.
Alongside his retail ventures, Miller held significant positions in banking and manufacturing. He was President of Hamilton National Bank, founder of Buster Brown’s Hosiery Mills and the United Hosiery Mills Corporation, and an investor in various real estate and industrial enterprises. His leadership extended beyond business into civic life, and he was a member of Chattanooga’s elite social clubs.
An accomplished author, Miller wrote both fiction and nonfiction, including Lucy Dalton, Is Marriage a Failure?, and his best-known work, What’s in a Dream?, a popular book on dream interpretation. He also co-authored The Millers of Millersburg, a detailed family history. A lifelong Republican and a Unitarian, he balanced business with literature, often writing in the evenings after long days of work.
Miller married Nancy Tennessee Jameson in 1879, with whom he had eight children, three of whom survived to adulthood. In his later years, he maintained large agricultural holdings in Georgia and Mississippi and traveled extensively. Known for his energy, vision, and integrity, he remained active in business and public life until his death in 1929.
Miller’s legacy is reflected in the institutions he helped build, his literary contributions, and the enduring impact of the Miller Brothers Department Store on Chattanooga’s commercial development. His life journey from humble beginnings to regional prominence exemplifies the entrepreneurial spirit of his era. ...more

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	12,000 Dreams Interpreted: A New Edition for the 21st Century by Gustavus Hindman Miller, Linda Shields, Lenore Skomal (Goodreads Author) 3.49 avg rating — 948 ratings — published 1910 — 200 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Wordsworth Dictionary of Dreams: An Alphabetical Journey Through the Images of Sleep 3.65 avg rating — 105 ratings — published 1984 — 24 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Giant Dictionary of Dreams liked it 3.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 1993 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	How to Interpret Your Dreams it was ok 2.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2004	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Ultimate Dream Dictionary 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2010	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dreams: Their Scientific and Practical Interpretations 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2010 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Your dreaming life How to understand ten thousand human dreams 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Dream Interpretation Journal: An In-Depth Journaling Guide to Understanding the Prophecy of Dreams by Gustavus Hindman Miller, Rose Pearl (Editor) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Dreams? Collection: Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted, Gustavus Hindman Miller Dreams, Charles Leadbeater The Meaning Of Dreams, Isador Coriat by Gustavus Hindman Miller, C.W. Leadbeater, Isador Henry Coriat 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“In a dream, in a vision of the night, when deep sleep falleth upon men, in slumberings upon the bed; then he openeth the ears of men and sealeth their instruction that he may withdraw man from his purpose, and hide pride from man.'' —Job xxxiii., 15.”
― Gustavus Hindman Miller, Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted, or what's in a dream: a scientific and practical exposition

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“The objective mind is most active when the body is awake. The subjective influences are most active, and often fill the mind with impressions, while the physical body is asleep. The spiritual intelligence can only intrude itself when the human will is suspended, or passive to external states. A man who lives only on the sensual plane will receive his knowledge through the senses, and will not, while in that state, receive spiritual impressions or warning dreams.”
― Gustavus Hindman Miller, Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted, or what's in a dream: a scientific and practical exposition

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“Dreams are rudiments of the great state to come. We dream what is about to happen.''—BAILEY,”
― Gustavus Hindman Miller, Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted, or what's in a dream: a scientific and practical exposition

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