Grave Matters A Journey Through the Modern Funeral Industry to a Natural Way of Burial

Name: Grave Matters A Journey Through the Modern Funeral Industry to a Natural Way of Burial
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ISBN: 9781416564041

ISBN-10: 1416564047

ISBN-13: 9781416564041

Edition: N/A

Authors: Mark Harris

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By the time Nate Fisher was laid to rest in a woodland grave sans coffin in the final season ofSix Feet Under,Americans all across the country were starting to look outside the box when death came calling. Grave Mattersfollows families who found in "green" burial a more natural, more economic, and ultimately more meaningful alternative to the tired and toxic send-off on offer at the local funeral parlor. Eschewing chemical embalming and fancy caskets, elaborate and costly funerals, they have embraced a range of natural options, new and old, that are redefining a better American way of death. Environmental journalist Mark Harris examines this new green burial underground, leading you into…

Book details

List price: $17.99
Publisher: Scribner
Publication date: 12/9/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 224
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.44" long x 0.60" tall
Weight: 0.440
Language: English



Preface



Modern Burial



The Embalming of Jenny Johnson



After the Burial



Natural Burial



Cremation



Burial at Sea



The Memorial Reef



The Home Funeral



A Plain Pine Box



Backyard Burial



The Natural Cemetery


Afterword


Acknowledgments


Index