Just Enough to Put Him Away Decent: Death Care, Life Extension, and the Making of a Healthier South, 1900-1955

by Kristine M. McCusker

Book Overview

As the twentieth century began, Black and white southerners alike dealt with low life expectancy and poor healthcare in a region synonymous with early death. But the modernization of death care by a diverse group of actors changed not only death rituals but fundamental ideas about health and wellness.

Kristine McCusker charts the dramatic transformation that took place when southerners in particular and Americans in general changed their thinking...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0252087216
• ISBN13: 9780252087219
• Release Date: June 2023
• Publisher: University of Illinois Press
• Length: 318 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.2"