Obituaries in American Culture

Obituaries in American Culture
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Publisher : Univ. Press of Mississippi
Total Pages : 198
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ISBN-10 : 1604736488
ISBN-13 : 9781604736489
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Download or read book Obituaries in American Culture written by Hume, Janice and published by Univ. Press of Mississippi. This book was released on 2010-03-05 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What obituaries tell us about our culture, past and present, based upon a study of more than 8,000 newspaper obituaries from 1818 to 1930


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