The Cemeteries of New Orleans: A Cultural History

by Peter B Dedek

Book Overview

In The Cemeteries of New Orleans, Peter B. Dedek reveals the origins and evolution of the Crescent City's world-famous necropolises, exploring both their distinctive architecture and their cultural impact. Drawing on a fascinating body of research, Dedek takes readers from muddy fields of crude burial markers to extravagantly designed cities of the dead, illuminating a vital and vulnerable piece of New Orleans's identity.

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0807180386
• ISBN13: 9780807180389
• Release Date: July 2023
• Publisher: LSU Press
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 0.91 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"