Oak Ridge Cemetery (Images of America) - Tapa blanda

Russo, Edward J.; Mann, Curtis R.

 
9780738577234: Oak Ridge Cemetery (Images of America)
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ISBN 10: 0738577235 ISBN 13: 9780738577234
Editorial: ARCADIA PUB (SC), 2009

Sinopsis

Springfield's historic Oak Ridge Cemetery is accounted second only to Arlington National Cemetery in Washington, D.C., as the most visited cemetery in the United States. The burial place of Abraham Lincoln, Oak Ridge's dramatically landscaped grounds are an important contribution to American landscape architecture. A portrait of Victorian sentimentalizing of death, Oak Ridge provides a sublime backdrop for contemplating life. Unlike grim churchyards and bleak graveyards, rural cemeteries are places of great beauty for the living who continue to use them for walking, riding, and quiet reflection. But Oak Ridge's peacefulness has occasionally been disturbed, as in 1876 when gunfire rang out while secret service agents attempted to catch grave robbers who had broken into the Lincoln Tomb.

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Edward J. Russo and Curtis R. Mann use compelling images from the Sangamon Valley Collection at Lincoln Library, Springfield's public library, to illustrate 150 years of Oak Ridge history-from its 1860 dedication to its maturity as one of the most beautiful spots in the Springfield area.

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Editorial
ARCADIA PUB (SC)
Año de publicación
2009
Idioma
Inglés
ISBN 10 
0738577235
ISBN 13 
9780738577234
Encuadernación
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Número de páginas
128
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