The Sacred Remains: American Attitudes Toward Death, 1799 1883 by Gary Laderman

The Sacred Remains: American Attitudes Toward Death, 1799 1883

Gary Laderman

227 pages first pub 1996 (editions)

nonfiction history challenging informative reflective slow-paced
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Drawing on medical histories, religious documents, personal diaries and letters, literature, painting, and photography. Laderman examines the cultural transformations that led to nationally organized death specialists, the practice of embalming, a...

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