The Sacred Remains American Attitudes Toward Death, 1799-1883

Author/creator Laderman, Gary, 1962- Author
Format Electronic
Publication InfoNew Haven : Yale University Press
Description238 p. ill 09.250 x 06.130 in.
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Summary Annotation 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 the war.
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LCCN 96010373
ISBN9780300078688
ISBN0300078684 (Trade Paper) Active Record
Standard identifier# 9780300078688
Stock number00029174