{"product_id":"gone-to-the-grave-abby-burnett-9781496804600","title":"Gone to the Grave: Burial Customs of the Arkansas Ozarks, 1850-1950","description":"Before there was a death care industry where professional funeral directors offered embalming and other services, residents of the Arkansas Ozarks--and, for that matter, people throughout the South--buried their own dead. Every part of the complicated, labor-intensive process was handled within the deceased's community. This process included preparation of the body for burial, making a wooden coffin, digging the grave, and overseeing the burial ceremony, as well as observing a wide variety of customs and superstitions. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e These traditions, especially in rural communities, remained the norm up through the end of World War II, after which a variety of factors, primarily the loss of manpower and the rise of the funeral industry, brought about the end of most customs. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eGone to the Grave\u003c\/i\u003e, a meticulous autopsy of this now vanished way of life and death, documents mourning and practical rituals through interviews, diaries and reminiscences, obituaries, and a wide variety of other sources. Abby Burnett covers attempts to stave off death; passings that, for various reasons, could not be mourned according to tradition; factors contributing to high maternal and infant mortality; and the ways in which loss was expressed though obituaries and epitaphs. A concluding chapter examines early undertaking practices and the many angles funeral industry professionals worked to convince the public of the need for their services.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Abby Burnett\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1496804600\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781496804600\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University Press of Mississippi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/03\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.11lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.77d","brand":"Abby Burnett","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44047085371647,"sku":"9781496804600","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_6188c51a-4ec7-45fd-8656-fd7bcb75f25a.jpg?v=1684988170","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/gone-to-the-grave-abby-burnett-9781496804600","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}