Shadows in the valley : a cultural history of illness, death, and loss in New England, 1840-1916 / Alan C. Swedlund.

Title:

Shadows in the valley : a cultural history of illness, death, and loss in New England, 1840-1916 / Alan C. Swedlund.

Author:

Swedlund, Alan C.

Call Number:

614.4 S974

Publication Information:

Amherst, Mass. : University of Massachusetts Press, c2010.

Physical Description:

xiii, 246 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.

Language:

English.

Subjects:

Diseases Social aspects History 19th century. New England , Diseases Social aspects History 20th century. New England , Death Social aspects History. New England , Mortality Social aspects History. New England , Loss (Psychology) Social aspects History. New England , Thanatology New England. , Attitude to Death New England. , Funeral Rites history New England. , History, 19th Century New England. , History, 20th Century New England.

Locations:

New England Social conditions 19th century.
New England Social conditions 20th century.
New England Statistics, Medical.

Credit Line:

New Hampshire Historical Society Purchase; February 15, 2011;