Decoration day in the mountains : traditions of cemetery decoration in the southern Appalachians / Alan Jabbour & Karen Singer Jabbour.
Record details
- 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]
- Copyright: ©2010
Content descriptions
| 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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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Marion Library | 393.90975 JAB (Text) | 37810435069439 | Local History Reference | Available | - |
