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The Sacred Remains : American Attitudes Toward Death, 1799-1883
The Sacred Remains American Attitudes Toward Death 17991883
Author: Gary Laderman
This fascinating book explores the changing attitudes toward death and the dead in northern Protestant communities during the nineteenth century. Gary Laderman offers insights into the construction of an "American way of death," illuminating the central role of the Civil War and tracing the birth of the funeral industry in the decades following...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780300078688
ISBN-10: 0300078684
Publication Date: 1/11/1999
Pages: 238
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Publisher: Yale University Press
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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