Description: Death in New York, New York, Paperback Like every aspect of life in the Big Apple, how New Yorkers have interacted with death is as diverse as each of the countless individuals who have called the city home. Waves of immigration brought unique burial customs as archaeological excavations uncovered the graves of indigenous Lenape and enslaved Africans. Events such as the 1788 Doctors' Riot--a response to years of body snatching by medical students and physicians--contributed to new laws protecting the deceased. Overcrowding and epidemics led to the construction of the "Cemetery Belt," a wide stretch of multi-faith burial grounds throughout Brooklyn and Queens. From experiments in embalming to capital punishment and the far-reaching industry of handling the dead, author K. Krombie unveils a tapestry of stories centered on death in New York.
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MPN: 9781467149655
Book Title: Death in New York : History and Culture of Burials, Undertakers and Executions
Item Length: 9in
Item Height: 0.3in
Item Width: 6in
Author: K. Krombie
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Topic: United States / State & Local / Middle Atlantic (DC, De, Md, NJ, NY, Pa), Social History, General, Customs & Traditions
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Publication Year: 2021
Genre: Body, Mind & Spirit, History, Social Science
Item Weight: 0.7 Oz
Number of Pages: 192 Pages
