Cemeteries of the Western Sierra / Christopher A. Ward.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ward, Christopher A., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sierra Nevada (Calif. and Nev.)--History, Local--Pictorial works.

Sierra Nevada (Calif. and Nev.).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (240 pages)

Place of Publication:

Charleston, South Carolina : Arcadia Publishing, [2016]

Summary:

Cemeteries are more than final resting places for the dead; they are gateways to an area's shared history. Every hand-carved granite or marble monument, every faded wooden marker, holds a clue. Western Sierra populations boomed with the discovery of gold and often dwindled as gold fever waned. Cemeteries of the Western Sierra uses the lens of the cemetery to glimpse a rich and disappearing history. Displaced indigenous populations, miners, dueling newspaper magnates, Chinese pioneers: all are part of the mosaic of history represented in a historical cemetery. From solitary graves in the forest to almost forgotten graveyards near the center of a town, cemeteries tell a story not just of who may have died but also of who lived and what was meaningful in their time.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781439657522

1439657521