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Death in the New World : cross-cultural encounters, 1492-1800 / Erik R. Seeman.

Author/creator Seeman, Erik R.
Format Electronic and Book
Publication InfoPhiladelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press,
Description372 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Supplemental Content Full text available from UPCC Books History 2010 Subject Collection
Supplemental Content Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subject(s)
Series Early American studies
Early American studies.
Contents Introduction: ways of dying, ways of living -- Old worlds of death -- First encounters -- Burial and disinterment in the Chesapeake -- Holy bones and beautiful deaths in New France -- Grave missions: Christianizing death in New England -- Across the waters: African American deathways -- Crossing boundaries, keeping faith: Jewish deathways -- Burial and condolence in the Seven Years' War -- Conclusion: ways of living, ways of dying.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Access restrictionAvailable only to authorized users.
Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2009043381
ISBN9780812242294 (hbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN0812242297 (hbk. : alk. paper)

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