This work explores the changing attitudes toward death and the dead in northern Protestant communities during the 19th century. It offers insights into the construction of an American way of death, illuminating the central role of the Civil War and tracing the birth of funeral industry.
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The Sacred Remains: American Attitudes Toward Death, 1799-1883 by Gary Laderman
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CIN0300064322G
9780300064322
0300064322
The Sacred Remains: American Attitudes Toward Death, 1799-1883 by Gary Laderman
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