Martin Dressler: The Tale of an American Dreamer is a 1996 novel by
Steven Millhauser. It won the 1997
Pulitzer Prize for Fiction and was a finalist for the 1996
National Book Award. The novel follows the exploits of a young, optimistic entrepreneur, the eponymous Martin Dressler, in late nineteenth century
New York City. It vividly evokes its time and place through elaborate description.