Obituaries in American Culture

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Obituaries in American Culture Jance Hu,me University press of Mississippi Jackson CULTURE OBITUARIES IN AMERICAN www.upress.state.ms.us Copyright © 2000 by Janice Hume All rights reserved Manufactured in the United States of America 08 07 06 05 04 03 02 01 00 4 3 2 1 Photographs on pages 2, 3, and 5 courtesy of The Mobile Register Library of Congress Cataloging-hvPublication Hume, Janice. Obituaries in American culture / Janice Hume. p. cm Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 1-57806-241-1 (cloth : alk. paper) — ISBN 1-57806-242-X (paper : alk. paper) 1. United States—Civilization—19th century. 2. United States—Civilization—20th century. 3. United States—Civilization—Sources. 4. Obituaries—United States— History. 5. Death—Social aspects—United States. 6. Memory—Social aspects— United States. I. Title. E169.1 .H94 2000 973.5—dc21 99-052868 British Library Cataloging-inPublication Data available ...