{"product_id":"abandoned-and-forgotten-cemeteries-of-ed-snyder-9781634995238","title":"Abandoned and Forgotten Cemeteries of Philadelphia and Its Environs","description":"Since its inception, Philadelphia has created spaces for its dead. Some still exist, but many are gone or have been neglected and teeter on the edge of oblivion. Between 1850 and 1950, cemeteries across the nation disappeared as cities grew--developers wanted the land. Accompanied by Snyder's photographs, the reader is taken through Philadelphia and surrounding areas, examining cemeteries of all sizes and eras--many that were destroyed in the name of progress.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBen Franklin said, \"Show me your cemeteries and I will tell you what kind of people you have.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this book we see Philadelphia cemeteries that have fallen on hard times, properties that failed to provide the \"perpetual care\" they promised. We visit a graveyard under a playground, tombstones in the Delaware River, and an abandoned burial ground in the woods.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhile many of these accounts make us question our ancestors' motives, some recent examples provide hope. In some cases, volunteers stabilize faltering properties, restore them, and sometimes even turn them back into active cemeteries. Ben Franklin would have been proud.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ed Snyder\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1634995236\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781634995238\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e America Through Time\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/30\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 96\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"Ed Snyder","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46795602591999,"sku":"9781634995238","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_91e9832e-96b8-4f15-b741-7c70694d0265.jpg?v=1744948110","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/abandoned-and-forgotten-cemeteries-of-ed-snyder-9781634995238","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}