Book details

  • Genre:history
  • Sub-genre:United States / General
  • Language:English
  • Pages:148
  • Paperback ISBN:9798317823665

Cemeteries of Forgotten Souls

By Charles P. McDowell

Overview

An evocative and sensitive look at the resting places of lost souls.
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Description

Cemeteries are more than a collection of grave markers and monuments: they are the whispers of past lives. Most memorialize the lives of people who were loved in life and mourned in death. But others – usually hidden from view, or simply lost – contain the mortal remains of those who were neither mourned in death nor valued by society. These are the cemeteries of lost souls, and this is their book.
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About The Author

Charles P. McDowell, PhD, a retired professor, also served as the Director of the Criminal Investigations Policy and Oversight in the DoD Office of the Inspector General. His work was also featured in an episode of Forensic Files. Whereas his earlier book, Final Moments, was a work of fiction (or … was it?), Cemeteries of Lost Souls is a non-fiction exploration of the historical and social forces that have shaped human burial practices in the United States.
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