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Last rites : the evolution of the American funeral / Todd Harra.

by Harra, Todd, author.

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Boulder, CO : Sounds True, 2022.

Funeral rites and ceremonies -- United States -- History.

Undertakers and undertaking -- United States -- History.

9781683648055 (hardcover) :

1683648056 (hardcover)

vii, 277 pages ; 24 cm

The Dark Arts: An Introduction -- A Seismic Shift: Lincoln and the New Sanitary Science -- The Book of the Dead -- Lethal Combat and Other Roman Obsequies -- The Bloody Barber-Surgeons: Embalming Emerges from the Dark Ages -- Mourning Gloves and Liquor: Early American Burial Practices -- Embalming Surgeons -- Gone to Their Sleep: Victorian Sensibilities -- Resurrectionists: Advent of the Burial Vault -- Vessels of the Dead: Coffins, Caskets, and the Hysteria Surrounding Grave Alarms -- The Temple of Honor: Vehicles of the Dead -- Mourning the Great War -- Flame Burial -- Mushroom Suits and the Future [of Funeral Service]

"Ceremonies for honoring the departed are crucial parts of our lives, but few people know where our traditional practices come from--and what they reveal about our history, culture, and beliefs about death. In Last Rites, author Todd Harra takes you on a fascinating exploration of American customs around death, burial, and remembrance" -- From book jacket.

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