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Reading the gravestones of old New England / John G.S. Hanson.

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Reading the gravestones of old New England / John G.S. Hanson.

https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKaXKmygPd

Reading the gravestones of old New England / John G.S. Hanson.

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Full title

Reading the gravestones of old New England / John G.S. Hanson.

Publisher

Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2021]

Call Numbers

G 2021/2302

Record Identifier

74VKaXKmygPd

MMS ID

991024434624602626

Language

English

Formats

Physical Description

Physical content

viii, 246 pages : illustrations, map ; 26 cm

Content type

text

Media type

unmediated

Carrier type

volume

Publication information

Publisher

Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2021]

Place of Publication

North Carolina

Date Published

[2021]

More information

Scope and Contents

Summary

"The graveyards of old New England hold an incredible range of poetic messages in the epitaphs etched into the gravestones, each a profound expression of emotion, culture, religion, and literature. These epitaphs are old, but their themes are timeless: mourning and faith, grief and hope, loss, and memory. This book tells the story of a years-long w...

Alternative Titles

Full title

Reading the gravestones of old New England / John G.S. Hanson.

Authors, Artists and Contributors
Notes

General note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 241-243) and index.

Contextual Information

Date Copyright

©2021

Identifiers

Primary Identifiers

Call Numbers

G 2021/2302

Record Identifier

74VKaXKmygPd

Permalink

https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKaXKmygPd

Other Identifiers

ISBN

1476685452

9781476685458

DDC

929.50974

MMS ID

991024434624602626

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