Cemeteries GravemarkersRichard Meyer Utah State University Press, 1992 - 347 pages Cemeteries house the dead, but gravemarkers are fashioned by the living, who record on them not only their pleasures, sorrows, and hopes for an afterlife, but also more than they realize of their history, ethnicity, and culture. Richard Meyer has gathered twelve original essays examining burial grounds through the centuries and across the land to give a broad understanding of the history and cultural values of communities, regions, and American society at large. |
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Page 87
... individual buried there . Upon these artifacts one finds inscribed words , and sometimes visual images , which convey a great deal of information about the departed person and , in some cases , serve as insights into their individual ...
... individual buried there . Upon these artifacts one finds inscribed words , and sometimes visual images , which convey a great deal of information about the departed person and , in some cases , serve as insights into their individual ...
Page 89
... individual and one individual only . Personality is an enigma which is both fascinating and at the same time frustrating in terms of our being able to fully understand its nature , its complexities , and its manifest behaviors . As a ...
... individual and one individual only . Personality is an enigma which is both fascinating and at the same time frustrating in terms of our being able to fully understand its nature , its complexities , and its manifest behaviors . As a ...
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... individual gravesites and in the cemetery as a whole is one of the most striking features during periods of intense decorating activity . Studies of other Texas Mexican cemeteries have remarked on this distinctive pref- erence for ...
... individual gravesites and in the cemetery as a whole is one of the most striking features during periods of intense decorating activity . Studies of other Texas Mexican cemeteries have remarked on this distinctive pref- erence for ...
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Victorian Childrens | 11 |
Stone Images of | 31 |
Images of Logging on Contemporary Pacific Northwest | 61 |
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