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Over my dead body : unearthing the hidden history of Americas cemeteries / Greg Melville.

Melville, Greg, (author.).

Summary:
"A lively tour through the history of US cemeteries that explores how, where, and why we bury our dead. The summer before his senior year in college, Greg Melville worked at the cemetery in his hometown, and thanks to hour upon hour of pushing a mower over the grassy acres, he came to realize what a rich story the place told of his town and its history. Thus was born Melville's lifelong curiosity with how, where, and why we bury and commemorate our dead." -- Amazon.
"The summer before his senior year in college, Greg Melville worked at the cemetery in his hometown, and thanks to hour upon hour of pushing a mower over the grassy acres, he came to realize what a rich story the place told of his town and its history. Thus was born Melville's lifelong curiosity with how, where, and why we bury and commemorate our dead. Melville's Over My Dead Body is a lively (pun intended) and wide-ranging history of cemeteries, places that have mirrored the passing eras in history but have also shaped it. Cemeteries have given birth to landscape architecture and famous parks, as well as influenced architectural styles. They've inspired and motivated some of our greatest poets and authors-Emerson, Whitman, Dickinson. They've been used as political tools to shift the country's discourse and as important symbols of the United States' ambition and reach. But they are changing and fading. Embalming and burial is incredibly toxic, and while cremations have just recently surpassed burials in popularity, they're not great for the environment either. Over My Dead Body explores everything-history, sustainability, land use, and more-and what it really means to memorialize"-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 1419754858
  • ISBN: 9781419754852
  • Physical Description: 258 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
  • Publisher: New York : Abrams Press, [2022]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-255).
Subject: Cemeteries > History > United States.
Death care industry.
Burial > United States.
Cremation > United States.
Cemeteries.

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  • 11 of 14 copies available at SPARK Libraries.

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  • 0 current holds with 14 total copies.
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Albright Memorial Library 133.1 MELVILL (Text) 50686016242468 Adult Nonfiction Checked Out 04/03/2024
Cambria County Library 393.1 M531o (Text) 85131001859132 CACM Non-Fiction Available -
Harbaugh-Thomas Library (Biglerville) 363.75 MELVILLE (Text)
Endowment: Elizabeth Scott Named Endowment, 2022
35740635883515 Nonfiction Available -
Mason-Dixon Public Library Adults 133.1 MEL Nonfiction (Text) 34262000785028 Main Room Available -
Meyersdale Public Library 133.1 MELVILLE (Text) 30512005399553 MEYM Non-Fiction Available -
Paul Smith Library of Southern York County Adults 133.1 MEL Nonfiction (Text) 34318001210794 Adult Area Available -
Reading Public Library RPL - Main 393.0973 Mel (Text) 33223009010090 Non-fiction Available -
Allentown Public Library 393.1 MELV (Text) 34455006952754 Adult Nonfiction 2nd FL In Repair -
Bethlehem Main Library 363.75 (Text) 33062009654774 Adult Nonfiction Available -
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