Author: Loren Rhoads
Publisher: Black Dog & Leventhal
ISBN: 0316473790
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 425
Book Description
A hauntingly beautiful travel guide to the world's most visited cemeteries, told through spectacular photography andtheir unique histories and residents. More than 3.5 million tourists flock to Paris's Pè Lachaise cemetery each year.They are lured there, and to many cemeteries around the world, by a combination of natural beauty, ornate tombstones and crypts, notable residents, vivid history, and even wildlife. Many also visit Mount Koya cemetery in Japan, where 10,000 lanterns illuminate the forest setting, or graveside in Oaxaca, Mexico to witness Day of the Dead fiestas. Savannah's Bonaventure Cemetery has gorgeous night tours of the Southern Gothic tombstones under moss-covered trees that is one of the most popular draws of the city. 199 Cemeteries to See Before You Die features these unforgettable cemeteries, along with 196 more, seen in more than 300 photographs. In this bucket list of travel musts, author Loren Rhoads, who hosts the popular Cemetery Travel blog, details the history and features that make each destination unique. Throughout will be profiles of famous people buried there, striking memorials by noted artists, and unusual elements, such as the hand carved wood grave markers in the Merry Cemetery in Romania.
199 Cemeteries to See Before You Die
Author: Loren Rhoads
Publisher: Black Dog & Leventhal
ISBN: 0316473790
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 425
Book Description
A hauntingly beautiful travel guide to the world's most visited cemeteries, told through spectacular photography andtheir unique histories and residents. More than 3.5 million tourists flock to Paris's Pè Lachaise cemetery each year.They are lured there, and to many cemeteries around the world, by a combination of natural beauty, ornate tombstones and crypts, notable residents, vivid history, and even wildlife. Many also visit Mount Koya cemetery in Japan, where 10,000 lanterns illuminate the forest setting, or graveside in Oaxaca, Mexico to witness Day of the Dead fiestas. Savannah's Bonaventure Cemetery has gorgeous night tours of the Southern Gothic tombstones under moss-covered trees that is one of the most popular draws of the city. 199 Cemeteries to See Before You Die features these unforgettable cemeteries, along with 196 more, seen in more than 300 photographs. In this bucket list of travel musts, author Loren Rhoads, who hosts the popular Cemetery Travel blog, details the history and features that make each destination unique. Throughout will be profiles of famous people buried there, striking memorials by noted artists, and unusual elements, such as the hand carved wood grave markers in the Merry Cemetery in Romania.
Publisher: Black Dog & Leventhal
ISBN: 0316473790
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 425
Book Description
A hauntingly beautiful travel guide to the world's most visited cemeteries, told through spectacular photography andtheir unique histories and residents. More than 3.5 million tourists flock to Paris's Pè Lachaise cemetery each year.They are lured there, and to many cemeteries around the world, by a combination of natural beauty, ornate tombstones and crypts, notable residents, vivid history, and even wildlife. Many also visit Mount Koya cemetery in Japan, where 10,000 lanterns illuminate the forest setting, or graveside in Oaxaca, Mexico to witness Day of the Dead fiestas. Savannah's Bonaventure Cemetery has gorgeous night tours of the Southern Gothic tombstones under moss-covered trees that is one of the most popular draws of the city. 199 Cemeteries to See Before You Die features these unforgettable cemeteries, along with 196 more, seen in more than 300 photographs. In this bucket list of travel musts, author Loren Rhoads, who hosts the popular Cemetery Travel blog, details the history and features that make each destination unique. Throughout will be profiles of famous people buried there, striking memorials by noted artists, and unusual elements, such as the hand carved wood grave markers in the Merry Cemetery in Romania.
Cemeteries of the Smokies
Author: Joey Heath
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780937207925
Category : Blount County (Tenn.)
Languages : en
Pages : 704
Book Description
An in-depth guide to the more than 150 cemeteries in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Includes cemetery locations, histories, list of burials, and cemetery preservation issues.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780937207925
Category : Blount County (Tenn.)
Languages : en
Pages : 704
Book Description
An in-depth guide to the more than 150 cemeteries in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Includes cemetery locations, histories, list of burials, and cemetery preservation issues.
Soldiers National Cemetery at Gettysburg
Author: Jarrad Fuoss
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 146710485X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 128
Book Description
"In early June 1863, the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia launched a summer campaign that brought horrific war to the town of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania... On November 19, 1863, the dedication of a new Soldiers National Cemetery marked a critical point in American history. From its conception, the Soldiers National Cemetery in Gettysburg embodied a fitting tribute to those who gave their last full measure of devotion to a grateful nation. Since that fateful summer of 1863, the cemetery has expanded into a place of memoralization for Americans spanning generations..."--Back cover.
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 146710485X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 128
Book Description
"In early June 1863, the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia launched a summer campaign that brought horrific war to the town of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania... On November 19, 1863, the dedication of a new Soldiers National Cemetery marked a critical point in American history. From its conception, the Soldiers National Cemetery in Gettysburg embodied a fitting tribute to those who gave their last full measure of devotion to a grateful nation. Since that fateful summer of 1863, the cemetery has expanded into a place of memoralization for Americans spanning generations..."--Back cover.
The Last Great Necessity
Author: David Charles Sloane
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780801851285
Category : Cemeteries
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The Last Great Necessity is a quite wonderful, and often surprising, portrait of American popular culture in action. As David Charles Sloane traces the history of modern cemeteries he meets all the ambivalences and coping strategies Americans have used when they have been forced by nature to confront the meanings of their lives. - From Sam Bass Warner, Jr., Boston University.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780801851285
Category : Cemeteries
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The Last Great Necessity is a quite wonderful, and often surprising, portrait of American popular culture in action. As David Charles Sloane traces the history of modern cemeteries he meets all the ambivalences and coping strategies Americans have used when they have been forced by nature to confront the meanings of their lives. - From Sam Bass Warner, Jr., Boston University.
Forever L.A.
Author: Douglas Keister
Publisher: Gibbs Smith Publishers
ISBN: 9781423605225
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
In fascinating stories and images, Douglas Keister talks about cemetery symbols, funerary architecture, and secret societies and clubs. He provides GPS coordinates to pinpoint each cemetery and most gravesites featured in the book.
Publisher: Gibbs Smith Publishers
ISBN: 9781423605225
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
In fascinating stories and images, Douglas Keister talks about cemetery symbols, funerary architecture, and secret societies and clubs. He provides GPS coordinates to pinpoint each cemetery and most gravesites featured in the book.
The Natural Burial Cemetery Guide
Author: Ann Hoffner
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780989594608
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 303
Book Description
A guidebook for over 125 US cemeteries that offer green burial. Includes introductory material on green burial and photo illustrations. Detailed cemetery entries are color coded and grouped by region and state. 303 pages.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780989594608
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 303
Book Description
A guidebook for over 125 US cemeteries that offer green burial. Includes introductory material on green burial and photo illustrations. Detailed cemetery entries are color coded and grouped by region and state. 303 pages.
Pillars of the Past
Author: Michael Svanevik
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781881529002
Category : California
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781881529002
Category : California
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Architecture in Los Angeles
Author: David Gebhard
Publisher: Gibbs Smith Publishers
ISBN:
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 532
Book Description
"The most comprehensive guide over published to the man-made environment of Southern California. Contains hundreds of entries plus notes on city history, freeways, murals, and historic preservation. Also, a comprehensive bibliography, a photographic history of Los Angeles architecture, and an unequalled style glossary. David Gebhard and Robert Winter deftly pilot the enthusiast through one of the richest architectural regions in the world. With perception, understanding, and wit, the authors point out the classical monuments, the tacky copies, the sublime, and the bizarre. They lead us to the famous buildings and through the backstreets and alleys to find the unsung treasures. Loaded with maps and photographs."--Back cover.
Publisher: Gibbs Smith Publishers
ISBN:
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 532
Book Description
"The most comprehensive guide over published to the man-made environment of Southern California. Contains hundreds of entries plus notes on city history, freeways, murals, and historic preservation. Also, a comprehensive bibliography, a photographic history of Los Angeles architecture, and an unequalled style glossary. David Gebhard and Robert Winter deftly pilot the enthusiast through one of the richest architectural regions in the world. With perception, understanding, and wit, the authors point out the classical monuments, the tacky copies, the sublime, and the bizarre. They lead us to the famous buildings and through the backstreets and alleys to find the unsung treasures. Loaded with maps and photographs."--Back cover.
Permanent Californians
Author: Judi Culbertson
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 324
Book Description
This volume contains a guide to the burial places of notable Californians in both the southern Californian Los Angeles and San Diego areas, and in the northern Californian San Francisco area. Included are biographical sketches of those persons mentioned in each cemetery.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 324
Book Description
This volume contains a guide to the burial places of notable Californians in both the southern Californian Los Angeles and San Diego areas, and in the northern Californian San Francisco area. Included are biographical sketches of those persons mentioned in each cemetery.
Negro Legislators of Texas and Their Descendants
Author: John Mason Brewer
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781258493622
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 154
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781258493622
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 154
Book Description