The Sacred Remains American Attitudes Toward Death, 1799-1883
| Author/creator | Laderman, Gary, 1962- Author |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | New Haven : Yale University Press |
| Description | 238 p. ill 09.250 x 06.130 in. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from eBooks on EBSCOhost |
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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. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 96010373 |
| ISBN | 9780300078688 |
| ISBN | 0300078684 (Trade Paper) Active Record |
| Standard identifier# | 9780300078688 |
| Stock number | 00029174 |