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Rest in Peace:

A Cultural History of Death

and the Funeral Home in

Twentieth-Century America

GARY LADERMAN

OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS

REST IN PEACE

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REST IN PEACE

A CULTURAL HISTORY OF DEATH

AND THE FUNERAL HOME IN

TWENTIETH - CENTURY AMERICA

GARY LADERMAN

2003

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Laderman, Gary, 1962-

Rest in peace : a cultural history of death and the funeral home in twentieth-century America /

Gary Laderman.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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1. Undertakers and undertaking—United States. 2. Funeral supplies industry—United States. I.Title.

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Gary Laderman - Rest in Peace; A Cultural History of Death and the Funeral Home in Twentieth-Century America (2003).pdf