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Gone to the grave burial customs of the Arkansas Ozarks, 1850-1950

Title
Gone to the grave [electronic resource] : burial customs of the Arkansas Ozarks, 1850-1950 / Abby Burnett.
Author
Burnett, Abby.
Publication
Jackson : University Press of Mississippi Jackson, [2014]

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Description
1 online resource.
Uniform Title
Gone to the grave (Online)
Alternative Title
Gone to the grave (Online)
Subject
  • Funeral rites and ceremonies > Arkansas > History
  • Burial > Social aspects > History. > Arkansas
  • Funeral rites and ceremonies > Ozark Mountains > History
  • Burial > Social aspects > History. > Ozark Mountains
  • Arkansas > Social life and customs
  • Ozark Mountains > Social life and customs
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Access (note)
  • Access restricted to authorized users.
Source of Description (note)
  • Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher.
Contents
Keeping death at bay -- Sitting up with the sick and dying -- Laying out the body -- Sitting up with the body -- Coffins and caskets -- Notification, transportation, and farewell -- Creating graves and graveyards -- Marking the graves -- Funerals and decoration day -- Childbirth, children, and death -- Disenfranchised death -- Early undertaking.
LCCN
2014016587
OCLC
ssj0001335549
Author
Burnett, Abby.
Title
Gone to the grave [electronic resource] : burial customs of the Arkansas Ozarks, 1850-1950 / Abby Burnett.
Imprint
Jackson : University Press of Mississippi Jackson, [2014]
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Access
Access restricted to authorized users.
Note
Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher.
Connect to:
Available from home with a valid library card
Available onsite at NYPL
Other Form:
Print version: Burnett, Abby. Gone to the grave Jackson : University Press of Mississippi Jackson, [2014] 9781628461114 (DLC) 2014010365
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