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02645aam a22004458i 4500 001 E9AB50761DF111EDA8BEF4A423ECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20220817010036 008 220217t20222022cou b 001 0 eng 010 $a 2021039101 020 $a 1683648056 020 $a 9781683648055 035 $a (OCoLC)1264272585 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d OCLCF $d OCLCO $d TOH $d OCLCO $d WIM $d UKMGB $d ON8 $d BUP $d SILO 043 $a n-us--- 100 1 $a Harra, Todd, $e author. 245 10 $a Last rites : $b the evolution of the American funeral / $c Todd Harra. 263 $a 2208 264 1 $a Boulder, CO : $b Sounds True, $c 2022. 300 $a vii, 277 pages ; $c 24 cm 520 $a "A fascinating and oft-surprising exploration of the history and meaning of funeral rituals"-- $c Provided by publisher. 520 $a "Ceremonies for honoring the departed are crucial parts of our lives, but few people know where our traditional practices come from -- and what they reveal about our history, culture, and beliefs about death. In Last Rites, author Todd Harra takes you on a fascinating exploration of American customs around death, burial, and remembrance" -- From book jacket. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 0 $a The Dark Arts: An Introduction -- A Seismic Shift: Lincoln and the New Sanitary Science -- The Book of the Dead -- Lethal Combat and Other Roman Obsequies -- The Bloody Barber-Surgeons: Embalming Emerges from the Dark Ages -- Mourning Gloves and Liquor: Early American Burial Practices -- Embalming Surgeons -- Gone to Their Sleep: Victorian Sensibilities -- Resurrectionists: Advent of the Burial Vault -- Vessels of the Dead: Coffins, Caskets, and the Hysteria Surrounding Grave Alarms -- The Temple of Honor: Vehicles of the Dead -- Mourning the Great War -- Flame Burial -- Mushroom Suits and the Future [of Funeral Service] 650 0 $a Funeral rites and ceremonies $x History. 776 08 $i Online version: $a Harra, Todd. $t Last rites $d Boulder, CO : Sounds True, 2022 $z 9781683648062 $w (DLC) 2021039102 941 $a 11 952 $l GOPG641 $d 20240409042814.0 952 $l GZPE631 $d 20240305021731.0 952 $l YEPF572 $d 20231012020932.0 952 $l BOPG851 $d 20231010025302.0 952 $l XAPE737 $d 20230204010645.0 952 $l LAPH975 $d 20230203020119.0 952 $l CAPH522 $d 20221206012504.0 952 $l OPAX566 $d 20221008011717.0 952 $l XXPH787 $d 20220914010507.0 952 $l DBPE173 $d 20220830010150.0 952 $l KSPG296 $d 20220817010107.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=E9AB50761DF111EDA8BEF4A423ECA4DB 994 $a C0 $b BUPInitiate Another SILO Locator Search