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Rest in Pieces - by Bess Lovejoy (Paperback)

Name: Rest in Pieces - by Bess Lovejoy (Paperback)
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SKU: 50709075
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A "marvelously macabre" (Kirkus Reviews) history of the bizarre afterlives of corpses of the celebrated and notorious dead.For some of the most influential figures in history, death marked the start of a new adventure.
Author(s): Bess Lovejoy
352 Pages
Social Science, Death & Dying

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A "marvelously macabre" (Kirkus Reviews) history of the bizarre afterlives of corpses of the celebrated and notorious dead.For some of the most influential figures in history, death marked the start of a new adventure. The famous deceased have been stolen, burned, sold, pickled, frozen, stuffed, impersonated, and even filed away in a lawyer's office. Their fingers, teeth, toes, arms, legs, skulls, hearts, lungs, and nether regions have embarked on voyages that crisscross the globe and stretch the imagination. Counterfeiters tried to steal Lincoln's corpse. Einstein's brain went on a cross-country road trip. And after Lord Horatio Nelson perished at Trafalgar, his sailors submerged him in brandy--which they drank. From Alexander the Great to Elvis Presley, and from Beethoven to Dorothy Parker, Rest in Pieces connects the lives of the famous dead to the hilarious and horrifying adventures of their corpses, and traces the evolution of cultural attitudes toward death.

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Dimensions (Overall): 8.9 Inches (H) x 4.4 Inches (W) x 1.1 Inches (D)

Weight: .65 Pounds

Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up

Number of Pages: 352

Genre: Social Science

Sub-Genre: Death & Dying

Publisher: Simon & Schuster

Format: Paperback

Author: Bess Lovejoy

Language: English

Street Date: January 5, 2016

TCIN: 50709075

UPC: 9781451655001

Item Number (DPCI): 248-10-3881

Origin: Made in the USA or Imported

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