{"product_id":"over-my-dead-body-unearthing-the-hidden-history-of-americas-cemeteries","title":"OVER MY DEAD BODY: Unearthing the Hidden History of America's Cemeteries","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eCurrently on backorder, but more are on the way!\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eOver My Dead Body\u003c\/i\u003e is a lively tour through the history of US cemeteries that explores how, where, and why we bury our dead from journalist Greg Melville.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Astonishing. . . fascinating . . . powerful. . .This clever, sensitive book gives us a new way to think about death, not as the final chapter, but as a window onto life in America.\" --\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe summer before his senior year in college, Greg Melville worked at the cemetery in his hometown, and thanks to hour upon hour of pushing a mower over the grassy acres, he came to realize what a rich story the place told of his town and its history. Thus was born Melville's lifelong curiosity with how, where, and why we bury and commemorate our dead.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMelville's \u003ci\u003eOver My Dead Body\u003c\/i\u003e is a lively and wide-ranging history of cemeteries, places that have mirrored the passing eras in history but have also shaped it. Cemeteries have given birth to landscape architecture and famous parks, as well as influenced architectural styles. They've inspired and motivated some of our greatest poets and authors--Emerson, Whitman, Dickinson. They've been used as political tools to shift the country's discourse and as important symbols of the United States' ambition and reach.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut they are changing and fading. Embalming and burial is incredibly toxic, and while cremations have just recently surpassed burials in popularity, they're not great for the environment either. \u003ci\u003eOver My Dead Body\u003c\/i\u003e explores everything--history, sustainability, land use, and more--and what it really means to memorialize.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Morbidly Curious Book Club Online Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53484481511791,"sku":null,"price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0991\/3040\/9327\/files\/Websitephotos_78.png?v=1789583711","url":"https:\/\/morbidlycuriousbookclub.myshopify.com\/products\/over-my-dead-body-unearthing-the-hidden-history-of-americas-cemeteries","provider":"Morbidly Curious Book Club® | Online Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}