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

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Year of Publication:2009
Language:English
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Physical Description:xi, 160 p. :; ill.
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Table of 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.