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Author:

Kammen, Michael G.

Title:

Digging up the dead : a history of notable American reburials / Michael Kammen.

Publisher:

University of Chicago Press,

Copyright Date:

2010

Description:

xi, 260 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Exhumation--United States--History.
Exhumation--Political aspects--United States.
Burial--United States--History.
Funeral rites and ceremonies--United States--History.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

A short history of reburial: patterns of change over time -- Heroes of the Revolution: the siting and reciting of patriotism -- Honor, dishonor, and issues of reputation: from sectionalism to nationalism -- Problematic graves, tourism, and the wishes of survivors -- Disinterred by devotion: religion, race, and spiritual repose -- Repossessing the dead elsewhere in our time.

Summary:

Reveals a treasure trove of fascinating, surprising, and sometimes gruesome stories of exhumation and reburial from throughout American history.

ISBN:

0226423298 (cloth : alk. paper)
9780226423296 (cloth : alk. paper)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)416137413

LCCN:

2009023515

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

GBPF771 -- Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library (Ankeny)

RZPE145 -- Carroll Public Library (Carroll)

OIAX792 -- Grinnell College (Grinnell)

GOPG641 -- Marshalltown Public Library (Marshalltown)

PQAX094 -- Wartburg College - Vogel Library (Waverly)