Description
At the turn of the twentieth century, a 1901 decree ordered the exhumation and relocation of over 150,000 graves in San Francisco- the only major metropolitan city in America to order a complete eviction of its dead. Land of the Dead uncovers this fascinating and forgotten section of American history.
Product Details
| Publisher | Prometheus Books |
| Publish Date | September 15, 2024 |
| Pages | 236 |
| Language | English |
| Type |  Paperback / softback |
| EAN/UPC | 9781633889866 |
| Dimensions | 8.9 X 5.9 X 0.8 inches | 0.7 pounds |
About the Author
Terry Hamburg is Director Emeritus of the Cypress Lawn Heritage Foundation, a division of Cypress Lawn Cemetery - the historic California garden necropolis that hosts nearly a half million "residents" including many of the most prominent founders and builders of the American West and the nation. Hamburg has a master's degree in history from King's College, Cambridge University in England. He has written numerous articles on California history and the fate of San Francisco's dead, lectured, and conducts cemetery history and art tours. He is the author of Quotable San Francisco.
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