Epitaphs To Remember (Paperback)

by Janet Greene (Author)

Editorial Reviews

Review
This collection includes the famous and obscure.A fun and informative volume." -- Bloomsbury Review, July/August 1995:

This is the paperback reissue of a book... originally titled OVER THEIR DEAD BODIES. Before going out-of-print, it had sold over 40,000 copies. It is easy to see why this collection of gravestone epitaphs, covering the years from the mid-seventeenth century to the early twentieth is a precis of New England history during this period. -- Small Press Magazine, Spring 1994

Review
"“These epitaphs reveal a full range of religious concepts, personal histories and marriages, eccentricities and moral admonitions, wrenching grief and a surprising amount of humor. You may start with one or two but inevitably become fascinated, drawn to page after page of a striking series of testimonies remembering our forebears in stone.
Lee Pennock Huntington, VT Sunday Magazine "

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Product Details

• Paperback: 120 pages
• Publisher: "Hood, Alan C. & Company, Inc." (March 22, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0911469109
• ISBN-13: 978-0911469103
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.5 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #580,588 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Remember, friends, as you pass by...., November 19, 2005

By	Linda "katknit" (CT, United States) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)

This little book traces the development of the gravestone epitaph, from the earliest days of America's settlement, to the 20th century. Some are amusing, some a bit scary, some give lessons to the reader. The author explains why certain themes were chosen and how they reflect the times in which the stones were made. Fun and fascinating.

2 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great collection, but author needs a fact checker., February 5, 2006

By	anglobiblio (Massachusetts) - See all my reviews

I recommend this collection of epitaphs because they give a fascinating insight into the lives and deaths of past New Englanders. However, on page one of the author's commentary, I was stunned to see her erroneous statement that Benjamin Franklin was a Quaker!

Benjamin Franklin was not a Quaker. He was baptized in 1706, at the Old South Church congregation's Cedar Meeting House on downtown Washington Street, Boston. In Philadelphia he occasionally worshiped at Christ Church, the Church of England parish established in colonial Philadelphia in 1695 and later reorganized into the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America.

Because of this factual error, I found it difficult to trust the accuracy of the commentary and hence, the author's analysis. But, her collection is most excellent and for that reason, the reader will be rewarded.