Epitaphs to Remember: Remarkable Inscriptions from New England Gravestones
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Book Overview
In earlier times, people felt the need to leave a permanent record of who they were and what they stood for. Nowadays people tend to keep quiet about those things, at least in their final resting place. But many have found a new fascination in wandering about an old graveyar...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0911469109
ISBN13:9780911469103
Release Date:January 1992
Publisher:Alan C Hood & Company
Length:104 Pages
Weight:0.39 lbs.
Dimensions:0.4" x 5.6" x 8.4"
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Classics Education & Reference New England Northeast Reference Travel Trivia & Fun Facts WritingCustomer Reviews
2 ratings
Great collection, but author needs a fact checker.
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 19 years ago
I recommend this collection of epitaphs because they give a fascinating insight into the lives and deaths of past New Englanders. However, on page one of the author's commentary, I was stunned to see her erroneous statement that Benjamin Franklin was a Quaker! Benjamin Franklin was not a Quaker. He was baptized in 1706, at the Old South Church congregation's Cedar Meeting House on downtown Washington Street, Boston. In Philadelphia he occasionally worshiped at Christ Church, the Church of England parish established in colonial Philadelphia in 1695 and later reorganized into the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America. Because of this factual error, I found it difficult to trust the accuracy of the commentary and hence, the author's analysis. But, her collection is most excellent and for that reason, the reader will be rewarded.
Remember, friends, as you pass by....
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 19 years ago
This little book traces the development of the gravestone epitaph, from the earliest days of America's settlement, to the 20th century. Some are amusing, some a bit scary, some give lessons to the reader. The author explains why certain themes were chosen and how they reflect the times in which the stones were made. Fun and fascinating.
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