The Chesapeake Book of the Dead: Tombstones, Epitaphs, Histories, Reflections, and Oddments of the Region

by Helen Chappell and Dashka Slater

Book Overview

From the author of The Oysterback Tales, a unique and haunting look at the region's past and its tales of love and tragedy, loss and remembrance.

For the many people who enjoy walking through old cemeteries, exploring forgotten and overgrown graveyards, and reading the names, dates, and epitaphs of the dead, the Chesapeake Bay region offers a rich assortment of final resting places, many dating back to the early 1600s. From...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0801860415
• ISBN13: 9780801860416
• Release Date: May 1999
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Length: 152 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 8.3" x 10.3"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher

Customer Reviews

History with a light touch, it never bores the reader

A delightful pistache with Chappell's usual witty touc