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

The Sacred Remains: American Attitudes Toward Death, 1799-1883

Gary Laderman

256 pages first pub 1996 (editions)

nonfiction history challenging informative reflective slow-paced
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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 c...

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