Pioneer cemeteries : sculpture gardens of the Old West / Annette Stott.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Stott, Annette.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cemeteries--Rocky Mountains Region--History--19th century.

Cemeteries.

Pioneers--Rocky Mountains Region.

Pioneers.

Sepulchral monuments--Rocky Mountains Region--History--19th century.

Sepulchral monuments.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (405 p.)

Place of Publication:

Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, c2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

As pioneers attempted to settle and civilize the "Wild West," cemeteries became important cultural centers. Filled with carved wooden headboards, inscribed local stones, and Italian marble statues, cemeteries functioned as symbols of stability and progress toward a European-inspired vision of Manifest Destiny. As repositories of art and history, these pioneer cemeteries tell the story of communities and visual culture emerging together within the developing landscape of the Old West.

Contents:

Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Cemeteries; Glossary; 1. From Boot Hill to Fair Mount: The Transformation of the Western Cemetery; 2. Tombstone Carvers and Monument Makersof the Rocky Mountain West; 3. M. Rauh, Riverside Marble Works, and the Gendered Cemetery; 4. Mail-Order Monuments and Other Imports: Rocky Mountain Cemeteries in a National Context; 5. The Cemetery in Western Life; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [299]-345) and index.

ISBN:

9786611958275

9781281958273

1281958271

9780803218673

0803218672

OCLC:

299175833