{"product_id":"detroits-woodmere-cemetery-gail-d-hershenzon-9780738541204","title":"Detroit's Woodmere Cemetery","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eExplore the history, architecture, and people, from the very rich to the very poor, who have chosen \u003ci\u003eWoodmere Cemetery\u003c\/i\u003eto be their final resting place.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1867, a roomful of men gathered in the office of a noted attorney to discuss Detroit's need for a rural cemetery. They decided to form an association and invested their own money to purchase a plot of land that had once been occupied by Native Americans and then French settlers, a few miles from the heart of the city.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThey chose this heavily wooded area because it offered many acres of land that could accommodate the growing need for more burial space, and it became the cornerstone of one of the city's oldest and most historic cemeteries, \u003ci\u003eWoodmere Cemetery\u003c\/i\u003e. Cemetery acreage has been bought and sold, and buildings on the grounds have been raised and later razed. Funeral procedures have changed, as well as cemetery ownership. Still, \u003ci\u003eWoodmere\u003c\/i\u003ehas remained one of Detroit's most beautiful treasures, where visitors can take a historical step back into time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrough archival images, \u003ci\u003eDetroit's Woodmere Cemetery\u003c\/i\u003etakes a look at the movers and shakers of Detroit found in these bucolic grounds and glimpses the ordinary citizens who have lived and died through extraordinary circumstances.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Gail D. Hershenzon\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0738541206\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780738541204\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Arcadia Publishing (SC)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/08\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 128\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.72lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.20h x 6.56w x 0.34d","brand":"Gail D. Hershenzon","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48587645452543,"sku":"9780738541204","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/detroits-woodmere-cemetery-gail-d-hershenzon-9780738541204","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}