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Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
vii, 277 pages ; 24 cm
Description
"A fascinating and oft-surprising exploration of the history and meaning of funeral rituals"--
"Ceremonies for honoring the departed are crucial parts of our lives, but few people know where our traditional practices come from -- and what they reveal about our history, culture, and beliefs about death. In Last Rites, author Todd Harra takes you on a fascinating exploration of American customs around death, burial, and remembrance" -- From book jacket....
Author
Pub. Date
c2010
Physical Desc
xx, 244 p., [8] p. of plates : ill., map ; 25 cm.
Description
"In April 1945, the funeral train carrying the body of Franklin D. Roosevelt embarked on a three-day, thousand-mile odyssey through nine states before reaching the president's home where he was buried. It passed with darkened windows; few gave thought to what might be happening aboard. A closer look inside the train, however, would reveal a Soviet spy about to leak a state secret, a newly widowed Eleanor Roosevelt, who just found out that her husband's...
3) The American resting place: four hundred years of history through our cemeteries and burial grounds
Author
Pub. Date
2008
Physical Desc
xv, 336 p., [64] of plates : ill. ; 24 cm.
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