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New Jersey Cemeteries and Tombstones : History in the Landscape.
In this sweeping tour of New Jerseys burial sites from the seventeenth century through the dawn of the twenty-first, readers will discover how headstones are much more than place markers for the deceased. From the earliest memorials that were once used by Native Americans, to some of the elaborate s...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Piscataway :
Rutgers University Press,
2008.
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| Colección: | Rivergate Ser.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | In this sweeping tour of New Jerseys burial sites from the seventeenth century through the dawn of the twenty-first, readers will discover how headstones are much more than place markers for the deceased. From the earliest memorials that were once used by Native Americans, to some of the elaborate structures of the present day, historians Richard Veit and Mark Nonestied use grave markers to tell an off-beat account of New Jerseys history that is both fascinating and unique. In detailed descriptions, the authors explain what cemeteries and their gravemarkers say about different individuals an. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (343 pages) |
| ISBN: | 9780813545660 0813545668 1281801755 9781281801753 9780813542355 0813542359 |