{"product_id":"stories-from-maine-cemeteries-ron-romano-9781467171878","title":"Stories from Maine Cemeteries: Lives Cut Short","description":"\u003cp\u003eMaine gravestones from the 1800s were decorated with snapped flower buds, broken tree branches, and cracked columns to reveal that those buried below died before their time. From lightning strikes to shipwrecks, accidents to disease--and even a sensational murder--there were many causes for these untimely deaths. Bessie Oliver came home to South Portland to die, bringing secrets she'd kept from her family that wouldn't be revealed for one hundred years. In Biddeford in 1878, Rose Vincent became a victim of a sensational murder perpetrated by her jealous boyfriend. Priscilla Burnham was a pauper in Scarborough who lived most of her life under town care and was buried twice without a gravestone. Award-winning cemetery historian and guide Ron Romano uncovers how mysterious symbols, epitaphs, monument forms, and cemetery landscapes tell the stories of those whose lives were cut short.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ron Romano\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1467171875\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781467171878\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e History Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/09\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 144\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"Ron Romano","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48437830942975,"sku":"9781467171878","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a4a9d7c4-f0e1-4d9e-a8a4-38d889f0a31d.jpg?v=1777167068","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/stories-from-maine-cemeteries-ron-romano-9781467171878","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}