Grave landscapes: the nineteenth-century rural cemetery movement
Auteur :
Cothran, James R. / Danylchak, Erica
Éditeur :
University of South Carolina Press
ISBN :
9781611177985
Date de publication :
31 janv. 2018
Dimensions :
31,2 x 23,8 x 2,5 cm
Poids :
1660 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
During the Industrial Revolution people flocked to American cities. Overcrowding in these areas led to packed urban graveyards that were not only unsightly, but were also a source of public health fears. The solution was a revolutionary new type of American burial ground located in the countryside just beyond the city. This rural cemetery movement is documented in this volume.