{"product_id":"texas-graveyards-9780292780705","title":"Texas Graveyards","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book not only marks the distinct ethnic and racial traditions in burial practices but also preserves a Texas legacy endangered by changing customs, rural depopulation, vandalism, and the erosion of time.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e...throw away your inhibitions, forget the ghost stories, and travel with Terry Jordan through the fascinating world of tombstones and epitaphs, the departed, the remaining, and the odd, revealing ways in which we honor the dead.... Jordan treats his subject with respect in both words and pictures. * Southern Living *\u003cbr\u003e...Jordan's wonderful \u003ci\u003eTexas Graveyards\u003c\/i\u003e is a tour of Texas history in quite a unique way.... the book is a genuine masterpiece. * El Paso Times *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Acknowledgments \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e 1. The Truth about Cemeteries \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e 2. The Southern Folk Cemetery in Texas \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e 3. Traditional Southern Grave Markers \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e 4. The Mexican Graveyard in Texas \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e 5. The Texas German Graveyard \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e 6. A Legacy Squandered? \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Notes \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Bibliography \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Index \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Map of Texas Counties \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"University of Texas Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49400882561367,"sku":"9780292780705","price":17.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780292780705.jpg?v=1730471834","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/texas-graveyards-9780292780705","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}