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Melville, Greg.
Over My Dead Body
[Libby] :
Unearthing the Hidden History of America's Cemeteries.
ABRAMS,
2022.
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History.
Nonfiction.
HTML:<b>A lively tour through the history of US cemeteries that explores how, where, and why we bury our dead   </b> <p>The summer before his senior year in college, Greg Melville worked at the cemetery in his hometown, and thanks to hour upon hour of pushing a mower over the grassy acres, he came to realize what a rich story the place told of his town and its history. Thus was born Melvilleâs lifelong curiosity with how, where, and why we bury and commemorate our dead. <br />     <br /> Melvilleâs <i>Over My Dead Body</i> is a lively (pun intended) and wide-ranging history of cemeteries, places that have mirrored the passing eras in history but have also shaped it. Cemeteries have given birth to landscape architecture and famous parks, as well as influenced architectural styles. Theyâve inspired and motivated some of our greatest poets and authorsâEmerson, Whitman, Dickinson. Theyâve been used as political tools to shift the countryâs discourse and as important symbols of the United States' ambition and reach. <br />      <br /> But they are changing and fading. Embalming and burial is incredibly toxic, and while cremations have just recently surpassed burials in popularity, theyâre not great for the environment either. <i>Over My Dead Body</i> explores everythingâhistory, sustainability, land use, and moreâand what it really means to memorialize.<br />    <br /> <b>Locales visited in <i>Over My Dead Body</i></b><br /> Shawsheen Cemetery â Bedford, Massachusetts<br /> The 1607 Burial Ground â Historic Jamestowne, Virginia<br /> Burial Hill â Plymouth, Massachusetts<br /> Colonial Jewish Burial Ground â Newport, Rhode Island<br /> Monticelloâs African American Graveyard â Charlottesville, Virginia<br /> Mount Auburn Cemetery â Cambridge, Massachusetts<br /> Green-Wood Cemetery â Brooklyn, New York<br /> Laurel Grove Cemetery â Savannah, Georgia<br /> Sleepy Hollow Cemetery â Concord, Massachusetts<br /> Central Park â New York, New York<br /> Gettysburg National Cemetery â Gettysburg, Pennsylvania<br /> Arlington National Cemetery â Arlington, Virginia<br /> Woodlawn Cemetery â Bronx, New York<br /> Boothill Graveyard â Tombhill, Arizona<br /> Forest Lawn Memorial-Park â Glenwood, California<br /> The Chapel of the Chimes â Oakland, California<br /> Hollywood Forever Cemetery â Los Angeles, California<br /> Nature's Sanctuary â Philadelphia, Pennsylvania<br />   </p>.
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