| Elmwood Endures: History of a Detroit Cemetery Contributor(s): Franck, Michael S. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0814326064 ISBN-13: 9780814326060 Publisher: Wayne State University Press OUR PRICE: $39.55 Product Type: Hardcover Published: July 1996 Annotation: 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 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: - History | United States - State & Local - General - Travel | United States - Midwest - General |
| Dewey: 977.434 |
| LCCN: 96011693 |
| Series: Great Lakes Books (Hardcover) |
| Physical Information: 0.68" H x 7.3" W x 10.28" (1.68 lbs) 210 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. This text provides a visual journey into the cemetery's history and landscape, along with brief biographies of notable occupants who make up a who's who in Detroit history. |