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Author Name Prothero, Stephen Title Purified by Fire: A History of Cremation in America Binding Soft cover Book Condition New Jacket Condition No Jacket Type Book Edition First Edition Publisher Berkeley, CA Univ of California Press 2002 ISBN 0520236882 / 9780520236882 Illustrator Photographs Seller ID 002361 An engrossing look at a largeling ignored subject. Prothero's style is energetic and lively. As a historian, he is thorough and conscientious. As a writer, he spins a good yarn." - Julie Finnin Day, Christian Science Monitor. This fascinating book is separated into three section: The Birth of Cremation, Bricks and Mortar (where the idea of memorials began), and Boom (which includes consumers' last rites, and contemporary ways of cremation). 266 pages including an index, bibliography, and notes. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
CREMATION UNITED STATES HISTORY FAMILY FUNERAL RITES SOCIAL CUSTOMS FAMILY
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