| Cemeteries of San Diego Contributor(s): Mallios, Seth (Author), Caterino, David M. (Author), San Diego County Gravestone Project (Author) |
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ISBN: 1531628737 ISBN-13: 9781531628734 Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Library Editions OUR PRICE: $28.79 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: March 2007 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - West (ak, Ca, Co, Hi, Id, Mt, Nv, Ut, Wy) - Social Science | Death & Dying |
| Physical Information: 0.38" H x 6.69" W x 9.61" (0.91 lbs) 130 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Death/Dying - Cultural Region - Southern California - Cultural Region - Western U.S. - Cultural Region - West Coast - Geographic Orientation - California - Locality - San Diego, California |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: San Diego has a rich and unique cultural history that can be effectively told through the commemoration of its dead. Local cemeteries throughout the city reflect San Diego's multiethnic cultural dynamism and pinpoint marked shifts in power from Native American to Spanish to Mexican to American governance. They also reveal the current struggle for space in a burgeoning metropolis. Graveyards, with their individually detailed and hauntingly beautiful monuments, offer an unrivaled historic yet continuous glimpse at the essence of this diverse community. The story of San Diego's cemeteries is a telling narrative that offers remarkable insight into the evolution of "America's Finest City." |