Pioneer cemeteries : sculpture gardens of the Old West /

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As pioneers attempted to settle and civilize the "Wild West," cemeteries became important cultural centers. Filled with carved wooden headboards, inscribed local stones, and Italian marble statues, cemeteries functioned as symbols of stability and progress toward a European-inspired vision...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Stott, Annette
Formato: Documento de Gobierno Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, ©2008.
Temas:
1800-1899
Sepulchral monuments > Rocky Mountains > History > 19th century.
Cemeteries > Rocky Mountains > History > 19th century.
Pioneers > Rocky Mountains.
Cimetières > Rocheuses, Montagnes > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Pionniers > Rocheuses, Montagnes.
ART > Sculpture & Installation.
Cemeteries.
Pioneers.
Sepulchral monuments.
Rocky Mountains.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:As pioneers attempted to settle and civilize the "Wild West," cemeteries became important cultural centers. Filled with carved wooden headboards, inscribed local stones, and Italian marble statues, cemeteries functioned as symbols of stability and progress toward a European-inspired vision of Manifest Destiny. As repositories of art and history, these pioneer cemeteries tell the story of communities and visual culture emerging together within the developing landscape of the Old West
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xxx, 370 pages) : illustrations, map
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 299-345) and index.
ISBN:9780803218673
0803218672
9780803216082
0803216084
1281958271
9781281958273

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