Obituaries in American Culture
"Within the short period of a year she was a bride, a beloved wife and companion, a mother, a corpse," reported The National Intelligencer on the death of Elizabeth Buchanan in 1838.\ Such obituaries fascinate us. Few of us realize that, when examined historically, they can reveal not only information about the departed but also much about American culture and about who and what we value. They also offer hints about the way Americans view death.\ This book also will fascinate, for it surveys...
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What obituaries tell us about our culture, past and present. Based on a study of more than 8,000 newspaper obituaries from 1818 to 1930
Acknowledgments7A Record for Public Memory10The Egalitarian Life26Death in the Civil War Era52A New Century92The Forgotten Dead128"In the Midst of Life"148Notes165Bibliography184Index191
