Death Embraced

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A guide to New Orleans cemetery history and burial customs by longtime tour guide Mary Lacoste. This volume explores the origins of above-ground burial in New Orleans, tracing the practice to Spanish rule in the 1760s rather than French influence. Lacoste draws on behind-the-scenes accounts of decay, tradition, and love to illuminate the city's historic cemeteries, including lesser-known facts about below-ground burials, coffin materials, and how natural decomposition enables multiple burials in a single tomb. Mary Lacoste, Author Paperback 116 pages ISBN: 9781483432106 Show more