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2016
3.6(10 reviews)
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
128 pages
ISBN: 978-1467134965
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Cemeteries of the Western Sierra

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Cemeteries are more than final resting places for the dead; they are gateways to an area's shared history. Every hand-carved granite or marble monument, every faded wooden marker, holds a clue. Western Sierra populations boomed with the discovery of gold and often dwindled as gold fever waned. Cemeteries of the Western Sierra uses the lens of the cemetery to glimpse a rich and disappearing history. Displaced indigenous populations, miners, dueling newspaper magnates, Chinese pioneers: all are part of the mosaic of history represented in a historical cemetery. From solitary graves in the forest to almost forgotten graveyards near the center of a town, cemeteries tell a story not just of who may have died but also of who lived and what was meaningful in their time.

Book Information

Title:Cemeteries of the Western Sierra
Author:R. Lawson Gamble
Series:Images of America: California Books
Published:2016
Pages:128
ISBN-10:1467134961
ISBN-13:978-1467134965
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This book is part of the Images of America: California Books series.