| Elmwood Endures: History of a Detroit Cemetery Contributor(s): Franck, Michael S. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0814325912 ISBN-13: 9780814325919 Publisher: Wayne State University Press OUR PRICE: $28.49 Product Type: Paperback Published: September 1996 Annotation: Elmwood Endures provides a visual journey of the cemetery's history and landscape. The guidebook features nearly one hundred photographs, along with brief biographies of notable occupants who make up a virtual who's who in Detroit history. Many of those buried--governors, explorers, doctors, mayors, inventors, senators, civil rights leaders, distillers and brewmasters, and civil war generals--helped found and shape the city. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Travel | United States - Midwest - General - History | United States - State & Local - Midwest(ia,il,in,ks,mi,mn,mo,nd,ne,oh,sd,wi - Biography & Autobiography |
| Dewey: 977.434 |
| LCCN: 96011693 |
| Series: Great Lakes Books |
| Physical Information: 0.08" H x 6.84" W x 9.78" (1.17 lbs) 216 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Midwest - Geographic Orientation - Michigan |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Elmwood Cemetery is one of the oldest places of burial in Detroit. Less than two miles from downtown, the cemetery's archaic stone monuments are a treasure of artistic carvings, characteristic of the rural cemetery movement. Elmwood's tranquil setting inspires contemplation of nature, life, and death. Elmwood Endures provides a visual journey of the cemetery's history and landscape. The guidebook features nearly one hundred photographs, along with brief biographies of notable occupants who make up a virtual who's who in Detroit history. Many of those buried-governers, explorers, doctors, mayors, inventors, senators, civil rights leaders, distillers and brewmasters, and civil war generals-helped found and shape the city. A celebration of an important Detroit landmark, Elmwood Endures reveals Detroit's rich and interesting history. |