Mortal Remains: Death in Early America

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Mortal Remains This page intentionally left blank Mortal Remains Death in Early America Edited by NANCY ISENBERG and ANDREWBURSTEIN PENN University of Pennsylvania Press Philadelphia Copyright © 2003 Universityof Pennsylvania Press All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America on acid-free paper 1 0 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Published by University of Pennsylvania Press Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-4011 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Mortal remains : death in early America / edited byNancy Isenberg and Andrew Burstein. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-8122-3678-5 (cloth : alk. paper)—ISBN 0-8122-1823-X (paper : alk. paper) 1. Death—Social aspects—United States. 2. Funeral rites and ceremonies—United States—History. 3. United States—Social life and customs—To 1775. 4. United States— Social life and customs—19th century. I. Isenberg, Nancy. II. Burstein, Andrew. HQ1073.5.U6 M67 2003 306.9—dc21 2002074221 All things must pass None of life's strings can last. —George Harrison This page intentionally left blank ...