THE ART OF MEMORY: Historic Cemeteries of Grand Rapids, Michigan

Details the history of the park cemeteries in Grand Rapids, finding that their development mimicked national trends and changing cultural beliefs about honoring the dead. Including a thorough discussion of the religious and decorative symbols used on markers, the use of sometimes florid epitaphs, and variations in the form, structure, and materials of cemetery markers of the time. Fully illustrated most in color.