An edition of Purified by Fire (2001)

Purified by Fire

A History of Cremation in America

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A History of Cremation in America

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University of California Press
Language
English
Pages
280

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Subjects

Cremation, History, Geschichte, Krematorium, Public opinion, Funeral rites and ceremonies, Social life and customs, United states, history, Mortuary Practice, Funeral Rites, Crémation, Histoire, Opinion publique, Funérailles, Rites et cérémonies, Mœurs et coutumes, SOCIAL SCIENCE, Death & Dying, RELIGION, Comparative Religion, Manners and customs, Feuerbestattung, Crematie, Moeurs et coutumes
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Purified by Fire: A History of Cremation in America
November 4, 2002, University of California Press
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Purified by Fire: A History of Cremation in America
February 15, 2001, University of California Press
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Purified by Fire: a History of Cremation in America
2001, University of California Press
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2001, University of California Press
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First Sentence

"ON DECEMBER 6, 1876, IN THE SMALL town of Washington, Pennsylvania, the corpse of Baron Joseph Henry Louis Charles De Palm went up in the flames in an event billed as the first cremation in modern America."

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GT3330 .P76, GT3330 .P76 2001, GT3330 .P76 2001eb

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Format
Hardcover
Number of pages
280
Dimensions
9.1 x 5.9 x 0.8 inches
Weight
1.3 pounds

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OL7710327M
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purifiedbyfirehi0000prot
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0520208161
ISBN 13
9780520208162
LCCN
00059005
OCLC/WorldCat
44633004, 49570142
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2066412
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244773

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