New Jersey Cemeteries and Tombstones: History in the Landscape

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Book Title: New Jersey Cemeteries and Tombstones : History in the Landscape

Item Length: 9in

Item Height: 0.8in

Item Width: 6in

Author: Mark Nonestied, Richard F. Veit

Format: Trade Paperback

Language: English

Topic: Archaeology, United States / State & Local / Middle Atlantic (DC, De, Md, NJ, NY, Pa), Death & Dying, Landscape, Museums, Tours, Points of Interest, General, Americas (North, Central, South, West Indies)

Publisher: Rutgers University Press

Publication Year: 2008

Genre: Travel, Architecture, History, Social Science

Item Weight: 18 Oz

Number of Pages: 320 Pages