Respectable burial
Montreal's Mount Royal Cemetery
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Author
Contributions
- James, Geoffrey, 1942- - Contributor
Publication
2003 - McGill-Queen's University Press, Montreal, Québec (Province)
Language
English
Word Count
56,500 words, Guess
Page Count
226 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL3452963M
- ISBN-100773525297
- OCLC Control Number51536824
- OCLC Control Numberrespectableburia0000youn
- Library of Congress Control Number2005362683
and 2 more
- Goodreads3394979
- LibraryThing5931758
Classifications
- DDC971.4/28
- LCCF1054.5.M862 M689 2003
Description
"Respectable Burial is a social history of death, burial, and Montreal's Mount Royal Cemetery. A place of great beauty, the Mount Royal Cemetery was an inspiration for Frederick Law Olmstead's adjacent Mount Royal Park and played a part in the development of the city of Montreal. Brian Young shows how the history of the Mount Royal Cemetery mirrors the evolving social makeup, changing mores, and tragic events of what was long Canada's largest city. He examines the changes in the cemetery's landscaping, architecture, and use and shows how, in its evolution from a rural burying ground founded by Montreal's Protestant elite to an urban cemetery, Mount Royal Cemetery has introduced Montreal to new customs and sensibilities from Jewish, Chinese, Greek Orthodox, Buddhist, and other communities."--Jacket.
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