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The Life of the Afterlife in the Big Sky State
A History of Montana's Cemeteries
Langbeschreibung
The Life of the Afterlife in the Big Sky State is a groundbreaking history of death in Montana. It offers a unique, reflective, and sensitive perspective on the evolution of customs and burial grounds.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
List of Illustrations Preface Acknowledgments Chapter 1. Death and Burial among the First Montanans Chapter 2. Mortuary Customs of the Upper Missouri Tribes Chapter 3. Tragedy beyond Description Chapter 4. Before There Was Billings Chapter 5. Conflict, Misfortune, and Uneasy Transitions Chapter 6. Death in Montana’s Early Communities Chapter 7. Dead and Buried Twice Chapter 8. The Evolution of Beautiful Burial Grounds Chapter 9. Cemetery Diversity Chapter 10. Homage to the Dead Chapter 11. How We Miss Them Afterword Notes Bibliographic Essay Index
Ellen Baumler was the interpretive historian at the Montana Historical Society from 1992 until her retirement in 2018. She was the author or editor of numerous books, including Girl from the Gulches: The Story of Mary Ronan and Dark Spaces: Montana’s Historic Penitentiary at Deer Lodge. Baumler won Montana’s Governor’s Award for the Humanities and the Peter Yegen Jr. Award from the Montana Association of Museums for excellence and distinction in fostering the advancement of Montana’s museums.
ISBN-13:
9781496214805
Veröffentl:
2021
Erscheinungsdatum:
01.06.2021
Seiten:
208
Autor:
Ellen Baumler
Gewicht:
272 g
Format:
229x196x13 mm
Sprache:
Englisch
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