Digging up the dead: a history of notable American reburials
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Main Author: Kammen, Michael G. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Chicago University of Chicago Press 2010
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Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
A short history of reburial: patterns of change over time -- Heroes of the Revolution: the siting and reciting of patriotism -- Honor, dishonor, and issues of reputation: from sectionalism to nationalism -- Problematic graves, tourism, and the wishes of survivors -- Disinterred by devotion: religion, race, and spiritual repose -- Repossessing the dead elsewhere in our time
Reveals a treasure trove of fascinating, surprising, and sometimes gruesome stories of exhumation and reburial from throughout American history
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (xi, 260 p.)
ISBN:0226423328
9780226423326

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