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PublisherGibbs Smith, Publisher

ISBN-101423603141

ISBN-139781423603146

eBay Product ID (ePID)65908598

Product Key Features

Book TitleForever Dixie : a Field Guide to Southern Cemeteries and Their Residents

Number of Pages256 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2008

TopicArchaeology, United States / South / General, Subjects & Themes / Regional (See Also Travel / Pictorials), General

IllustratorYes

GenreTravel, Social Science, Photography, History

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.8 in

Item Weight18 Oz

Item Length9 in

Item Width4.5 in

Additional Product Features

LCCN2008-012366

Dewey Edition22

Number of Volumes1 vol.

Dewey Decimal929/.50975

Table Of ContentAbout Dixie 7 The Cemeteries 10 1 Metairie Cemetery, New Orleans, Louisiana 13 2 Bonaventure Cemetery, Savannah, Georgia 31 3 Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Kentucky 39 4 Elmwood Cemetery, Memphis, Tennessee 49 5 Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia 57 6 Magnolia Cemetery, Charleston, South Carolina 67 7 Mount Holly Cemetery, Little Rock, Arkansas 73 8 Nashville City Cemetery, Nashville, Tennessee 79 9 Oakland Cemetery, Atlanta, Georgia 85 10 Oakwood Cemetery, Montgomery, Alabama 97 11 Oakwood Cemetery, Raleigh, North Carolina 103 12 Charleston Churchyards, Charleston, South Carolina 111 13 Key Underwood Coon Dog Memorial Graveyard,Tuscumbia, Alabama 119 Funerary Architecture 127 Symbolism 147 Secret Societies and Clubs 187 Southerners Forever 213 Suggested Reading 244 Index 246

SynopsisWhen author/photographer Douglas Keister's book Stories in Stone came out in 2004, Sunset magazine stated, "Keister has done for cemetery exploration what Audubon did for birding." Since then, cemetery fans have been clamoring for more. Keister has answered them with Forever Dixie, an exploration of thirteen of the South's best cemeteries and forty notable southerners who have chosen to call the South their permanent home. Forever Dixie gives cemetery explorers GPS directions to the graves of famous southerners such as Martin Luther King Jr., Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Tammy Wynette, Colonel Sanders, Casey Jones, Johnny Mercer, and dozens more. Also featured are interesting and unique graves of ordinary citizens like Thelma Holford of Jonesboro, Arkansas, who commissioned an Italian marble statue of herself and her beloved dog, Bunnie. Forever Dixie is a great gift for all those who call America's southern states home and for those who may have moved but whose hearts, souls, and roots still live in the South. Photographer/writer Douglas Keister has authored thirty-six critically acclaimed books, including the highly praised book on cemetery exploration, Stories in Stone: A Field Guide to Cemetery Symbolism and Iconography, and Going Out in Style, a book about cemetery art and architecture. His twenty-five books on residential architecture include Inside the Bungalow, Storybook Style, Red Tile Style, Classic Cottages, and Cottages. Keister also writes and illustrates magazine articles and contributes photographs and essays to dozens of magazines, newspapers, books, calendars, posters, and greeting cards worldwide. He lives in Chico, California., When author/photographer Douglas Keister's book Stories in Stone came out in 2004, Sunset magazine stated, "Keister has done for cemetery exploration what Audubon did for birding." Since then, cemetery fans have been clamoring for more. Keister has answered them with Forever Dixie, an exploration of thirteen of the South's best cemeteries and forty notable southerners who have chosen to call the South their permanent home., This title explores 13 of the South's best cemeteries and 40 notable southerners who have chosen to call the South their permanent home. It features GPS directions to the graves of famous southerners such as Martin Luther King, Jr., Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Tammy Wynette, and many more.

LC Classification NumberF210.K35 2008