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by Robert S. Brantley; Introduction by S. Frederick Starr

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Sacred Ground is a sumptuous photographic portrait of New Orleans's legendary cemeteries. Robert S. Brantley celebrates the otherworldly landscapes, intricate ironwork, evocative memorials, and stately monuments as vibrant sites of remembrance. New Orleans history is further revealed through biographies of twenty individuals whose grave sites are among those featured, including entrepreneurs, celebrated musicians, a world-class violin maker, an ex-slave turned minister, a ship's captain, and a young soldier felled by Spanish flu while in basic training for World War I. The rich duotone photographs, organized by cemetery, are followed by an index identifying the tombs and their iconography; an introduction by S. Frederick Starr provides background on New Orleans cemetery history, culture, and burial customs. Sacred Ground provides a stunning exploration of the traditions born of New Orleans's unique religious, cultural, and ethnic diversity.

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  • Title Sacred Ground: The Cemeteries of New Orleans (Stunning Duotone Photographs of New Orleans Legendary Cemeteries)
  • Author Robert S. Brantley; Introduction by S. Frederick Starr
  • Binding Hardback
  • Pages 192
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Princeton Architectural Press
  • Illustrated Yes
  • ISBN 9781616898212 / 1616898216
  • Weight 2.09 lbs (0.95 kg)
  • Dimensions 10.4 x 8.35 x 0.85 in (26.42 x 21.21 x 2.16 cm)
  • Category Travel - General
  • Library of Congress subjects New Orleans (La.), Cemeteries - Louisiana
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 2018055158
  • Dewey Decimal Code 363.750

About the author

Robert S. Brantley has been photographing the cemeteries of New Orleans for forty years. He is the author of Henry Howard: Louisiana Architect. His photographs have appeared in the New York Times, Metropolis, and Preservation.

S. Frederick Starr is the author of Southern Comfort: The Garden District of New Orleans.

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