The American Resting Place

By Marilyn Yalom,

Book cover of The American Resting Place: 400 Years of History Through Our Cemeteries and Burial Grounds

Book description

An illustrated cultural history of America through the lens of its gravestones and burial practices—featuring eighty black-and-white photographs.

In The American Resting Place, cultural historian Marilyn Yalom and her son, photographer Reid Yalom, visit more than 250 cemeteries across the United States. Following a coast-to-coast trajectory that mirrors the historical…

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Even though it’s 12 years old, this is still the definitive history of burial grounds in America.I honestly cannot rave about it enough.

Although the book looks dry and intimidating, I promise you it’s anything but. Yalom provides solid information about the history of burial and burial grounds in the United States, leavened with personal reflections inspired by the graveyards she visited as she researched. If anything can inspire a desire to travel to visit cemeteries, The American Resting Place will set your feet on the path.

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