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Death in New York : history and culture of burials, undertakers & executions / K. Krombie.
Van Pelt Library GT3211.N48 K76 2021
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Krombie, K., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- National Book Committee.
- Funeral rites and ceremonies--New York (State)--New York--History.
- Funeral rites and ceremonies.
- Death--New York (State)--New York--History.
- Death.
- Cemeteries--New York (State)--New York--History.
- Cemeteries.
- Burial--New York (State)--New York--History.
- Burial.
- Manners and customs.
- History.
- New York (N.Y.)--Social life and customs--History.
- New York (N.Y.).
- New York (State)--New York.
- Physical Description:
- 189 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Charleston, SC : The History Press, 2021.
- Contents:
- Machine generated contents note: 1. The Oldest Graves and Artifacts
- 2. Bloodshed and Ambition
- 3. The City's Building Blocks
- 4. Body Snatching and Other Misdemeanors
- 5. We've Been Burying in It a Long Time
- 6. Afflictions Are the Steps to Heaven
- 7. Crime, Punishment and Investigation
- 8. Remnants of Israel
- 9. The Lonesome and the Leftovers
- 10. Victorian Inventions, Techniques and Procedures
- 11. Death Grip.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [163]-189).
- ISBN:
- 9781467149655
- 1467149659
- OCLC:
- 1262797832
- Publisher Number:
- 99989315971
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