{"product_id":"gone-to-the-grave-burial-customs-of-the-arkansas-ozarks-1850-1950-paperback","title":"Gone to the Grave: Burial Customs of the Arkansas Ozarks, 1850-1950 - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAbby Burnett\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBefore 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\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.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbby Burnett\u003c\/b\u003e is a former freelance newspaper reporter. She is author of \u003ci\u003eWhen the Presbyterians Came to Kingston: Kingston Community Church 1917-1951\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.77 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 03, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51978461053229,"sku":"9781496804600","price":30.91,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/L0RqV2plWnZiRWhjNUdCOVRXcHFQdz09.webp?v=1775805293","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/gone-to-the-grave-burial-customs-of-the-arkansas-ozarks-1850-1950-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}