Epitaphs to Remember: Remarkable Inscriptions from New England Gravestones

Janet Greene

ISBN 10: 0911469109 / ISBN 13: 9780911469103

Published by Alan C Hood & Company, 1992

About this Item

In earlier times, people felt the need to leave a permanent record of who they were and what they stood for. Nowadays people tend to keep quiet about those things, at least in their final resting place. But many have found a new fascination in wandering about an old graveyard. They are often touched and moved by what they read there. Those people of former generations have much to say to us, although with great economy of words because each letter had to be chiseled in stone with hand tools.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Epitaphs to Remember: Remarkable Inscriptions from New England Gravestones
• Publisher: Alan C Hood & Company
• Publication Date: 1992
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0911469109
• ISBN 13: 9780911469103
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Good

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Synopsis

In earlier times, people felt the need to leave a permanent record of who they were and what they stood for. Nowadays people tend to keep quiet about those things, at least in their final resting place. But many have found a new fascination in wandering about an old graveyard. They are often touched and moved by what they read there. Those people of former generations have much to say to us, although with great economy of words because each letter had to be chiseled in stone with hand tools.

About the Author

Castle Freeman, Jr. is the author of four other novels, including All That I Have and Go With Me, two collections of short stories, and many essays and other nonfiction. His stories have been mentioned or included in Best American Short Stories and other major collections. He lives in southeastern Vermont.