Illustrated by George Daly. 103 pages, cloth, dj, very good. Seventh printing. From the dj: Average old-time New Englanders and a number of modern ones believed that the logical place to say their say was on their gravestones. Their often stunning frankness has produced three centuries of highly personal comments on religion, politics, death, wars, love, marriage and social change, carved on markers in thousands of cemeteries throughout the region. Over Their Dead Bodies is the first collection of its kind to explore this trove chronologically and presents epitaphs within the framework of their times. The result is a fresh approach to Americana whereby these crackling 'last words' of everyday people gain in significance without losing their appeal.

OVER THEIR DEAD BODIES YANKEE EPITAPHS HISTORY GRAVESTONES HUMOR