Epitaphs To Remember: Remarkable Inscriptions from New England Gravestones
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| Rating | : | 4.51 (618 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0911469109 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 120 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-05-04 |
| Language | : | English |
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His stories have been mentioned or included in Best American Short Stories and other major collections. is the author of four other novels, including All That I Have and Go With Me, two collections of short stories, and many essays and other nonfiction. . He lives in southeastern Vermont. Castle Freeman, Jr
Those people of former generations have much to say to us, although with great economy of words because each letter had to be chiseled in stone with hand tools.. But many have found a new fascination in wandering about an old graveyard. 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. They are often touched and moved by what they read there
Lee Pennock Huntington, VT Sunday Magazine " . You may start with one or two but inevitably become fascinated, drawn to page after page of a striking series of testimonies remembering our forebears in stone. "“These epitaphs reveal a full range of religious concepts, personal histories and marriages, eccentricities and moral admonitions, wrenching grief and a surprising amount of humor
"Remember, friends, as you pass by." according to Linda Pagliuco. 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.. Great collection, but author needs a fact checker. 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 Englan. Book for my daughter Left Coast Bill When my daughter was in collage, she and a friend occasionally wandered through cemeteries to read the epitaphs. This was a perfect birthday book for her. She spent most of the time during her birthday dinner reading to us from it.