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Author:

Greene, Meg.

Title:

Rest in peace : a history of American cemeteries / Meg Greene.

Publisher:

Twenty-First Century Books,

Copyright Date:

c2008

Description:

112 p. : ill., map ; 23 cm.

Subject:

Cemeteries--United States--Juvenile literature.
Burial--United States--Juvenile literature.
Cemeteries.
Burial.
United States--Social life and customs--Juvenile literature.
United States--Social life and customs.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 98-107) and index.

Contents:

Early American burials -- The burying ground -- The rural cemetery movement -- The landscaped lawn -- The isolation of death -- New liquid in old vessels -- The changing face of death.

Series:

People's history

ISBN:

0822534142 (lib. bdg.)
9780822534143 (lib. bdg.)

LCCN:

2007022093

Locations:

BRPD251 -- Adel Public Library (Adel)

DRPC413 -- Britt Public Library (Britt)

UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)

CMPE792 -- Drake Community Library (Grinnell)

VMPC334 -- West Union Community Library (West Union)