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 119
... urban centers in the South , which in turn influenced the rural areas adja- cent to them . The Victorian cult of death had a significant effect upon urban American cemeteries , particularly expressed in the compartmentalization of the ...
... urban centers in the South , which in turn influenced the rural areas adja- cent to them . The Victorian cult of death had a significant effect upon urban American cemeteries , particularly expressed in the compartmentalization of the ...
Page 218
... urban cemeteries tend toward visual uniformity . San Fernando Cemetery , however , is an exception to this tendency toward uniformity in urban cemeteries . Throughout the year , but especially during religious and secular holidays ...
... urban cemeteries tend toward visual uniformity . San Fernando Cemetery , however , is an exception to this tendency toward uniformity in urban cemeteries . Throughout the year , but especially during religious and secular holidays ...
Page 242
... urban communities in the area to determine the percentage they represent in the cumulative total of names in each community . Though by no means conclusive , this comparison provides some measure of the region's ethnic linkages with its ...
... urban communities in the area to determine the percentage they represent in the cumulative total of names in each community . Though by no means conclusive , this comparison provides some measure of the region's ethnic linkages with its ...
Contents
Victorian Childrens | 11 |
Stone Images of | 31 |
Images of Logging on Contemporary Pacific Northwest | 61 |
Copyright | |
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