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Decoration day in the mountains : traditions of cemetery decoration in the southern Appalachians Cover Image Book

Decoration day in the mountains : traditions of cemetery decoration in the southern Appalachians / Alan Jabbour & Karen Singer Jabbour.

Jabbour, Alan. (Author). Jabbour, Karen Singer. (Added Author).

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  • ISBN: 9780807833971
  • ISBN: 0807833975
  • Physical Description: xiii, 218 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), map ; 29 cm
  • Publisher: Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, [2010]

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Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Two encounters with Decoration Day -- Decoration Day in western North Carolina -- Cemetery features in western North Carolina -- Historical and cultural origins of the region -- The North Shore: removal and revolution -- The origin, diffusion, and range of Decoration Day -- The North Shore and Decoration Day in sign, symbol, and art -- The unsung heroes of Decoration Day -- Concluding thoughts -- Appendix A. Project history -- Appendix B. Log of ethnographic events, North Shore Cemetery Decoration Project, 2004.

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Subject: Mourning customs > Appalachian Region, Southern.
Cemeteries > Appalachian Region, Southern.
Decoration and ornament > Appalachian Region, Southern.
Appalachian Region, Southern > Social life and customs.

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