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Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
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In Over my Dead Body, a fascinating, often playful, and wide-ranging history of American cemetaries, Melville documents where our dead have been, and where they're going next. This is a cross-country and down-the-centuries tour, with stops in colonial times at Burial Hill in Plymouth, Massachusetts, the early days of the United States at Monticello's African American graveyard in Charlottsville, Virginia, and the Civial War era at Arlington National...
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Publisher
The University of South Carolina Press
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
During the Industrial Revolution people flocked to American cities. Overcrowding in these areas led to packed urban graveyards that were not only unsightly, but were also a source of public health fears. The solution was a revolutionary new type of American burial ground located in the countryside just beyond the city. This rural cemetary movement, which featured beautifully landscaped grounds and sculptural monuments, is documented by James R. Cothran...
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