| Description |
1 online resource (xiii, 218 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations (some color), map |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 201-207) and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction; Acknowledgments; About the Photographs; A map of western North Carolina cemeteries pictured in this book; 1 Two Encounters with Decoration Day; 2 Decoration Day in Western North Carolina; 3 Cemetery Features in Western North Carolina; 4 Historical and Cultural Origins of the Region; 5 The North Shore: Removal and Revolution; 6 The Origin, Diffusion, and Range of Decoration Day; 7 The North Shore and Decoration Day in Sign, Symbol, and Art; 8 The Unsung Heroes of Decoration Day; 9 Concluding Thoughts; APPENDIX A. Project History. |
| Summary |
Written by an internationally recognized folklorist and illustrated with more than 100 photos, this book is an in-depth exploration of a little-known cultural tradition that dates back to the Civil War and is still observed widely throughout the Upland South, from North Carolina to the Ozarks. Decoration Day is a late spring or summer tradition that involves cleaning a community cemetery, decorating it with flowers, holding a religious service in the cemetery, and having dinner on the grounds. The Jabbours illuminate the meanings behind the rituals and reveal how the tradition fostered a grass. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Mourning customs -- Appalachian Region, Southern.
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Mourning customs. |
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Southern Appalachian Region. |
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Cemeteries -- Appalachian Region, Southern.
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Cemeteries. |
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Decoration and ornament -- Appalachian Region, Southern.
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Decoration and ornament. |
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Appalachian Region, Southern -- Social life and customs.
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Manners and customs. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Jabbour, Karen Singer.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Jabbour, Alan. Decoration day in the mountains. Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, ©2010 9780807833971 (DLC) 2009046323 (OCoLC)441211725 |
| ISBN |
9780807895696 (electronic book) |
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0807895695 (electronic book) |
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9780807833971 (cloth ; alkaline paper) |
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0807833975 (cloth ; alkaline paper) |
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