Cemeteries Of The Western Sierra

Cemeteries are more than final resting places for the dead; they are gateways to an area s shared history. Every hand-carved granite or marble monument, every faded wooden marker, holds a clue. Western Sierra populations boomed with the discovery of gold and often dwindled as gold fever waned. Cemeteries of the Western Sierra uses the lens of the cemetery to glimpse a rich and disappearing history. Displaced indigenous populations, miners, dueling newspaper magnates, Chinese pioneers: all are part of the mosaic of history represented in a historical cemetery. From solitary graves in the forest to almost forgotten graveyards near the center of a town, cemeteries tell a story not just of who may have died but also of who lived and what was meaningful in their time."

• | Author: Christopher A. Ward
• | Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Library Editions
• | Publication Date: Sep 12, 2016
• | Number of Pages: 130 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Hardcover/History
• | ISBN-10: 1540200094
• | ISBN-13: 9781540200099