The Tombstone Tourist
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The Tombstone Tourist
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Author : Scott Stanton
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 2003-09
The Tombstone Tourist written by Scott Stanton and has been published by Simon and Schuster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003-09 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Offers a guide to the shrines, graves, and memorabilia of jazz, blues, country, rhythm and blues, and rock musicians.
Tiptoe Through The Tombstones Confessions Of A Tombstone Tourist
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Author : Janice Oberding
language : en
Publisher: Independently Published
Release Date : 2019-01-23
Tiptoe Through The Tombstones Confessions Of A Tombstone Tourist written by Janice Oberding and has been published by Independently Published this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-01-23 with Travel categories.
Visiting cemeteries is not for everyone. Only those who appreciate the art, the stories, the legends and the history behind cemetery gates will understand and appreciate what it means to be a tombstone tourist. Author Janice Oberding is definitely a tombstone tourist. In these adventures she brings the reader along as she, her husband and her friends, seek history, ghosts and the unexplained while experiencing cemeteries throughout the country.
The Tombstone Tourist In Cuba
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Author : Terisa E. Gigiel
language : en
Publisher: FriesenPress
Release Date : 2022-05-13
The Tombstone Tourist In Cuba written by Terisa E. Gigiel and has been published by FriesenPress this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-05-13 with Travel categories.
A Tombstone Tourist In Cuba immerses you in a world that is rich in history, culture, and religion. In this book of photography, you will take a detour from the beaten path of beach resorts and discover this storied Caribbean nation via its cemeteries and monuments. Here you will learn about how the country’s population celebrates, pays tribute to, and mourns its people. This book explores the symbolism and historical significance of different tombs, crypts, and monuments. Amid the marble pathways, pink bougainvillea, and intricately carved monuments are powerful reminders of lives lived. Some tombs tell the story of a person who has risen to mythical levels, while others demonstrate the honour afforded people who died under tragic circumstances. A gravesite can tell you so much about people: who they were, what they represented, how they were loved . . . But this book is not just a guided tour of Cuba’s many and varied cemeteries. It is a photographic journey into the heart of a nation. Through these stories and images, you will uncover a side to the people and the country that you may never have otherwise come to learn. And who knows? Perhaps you’ll take a detour of your own, the next time you travel, and explore a cemetery for yourself. Why not start with Cuba?
Imagining Tombstone
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Author : Kara L. McCormack
language : en
Publisher: University Press of Kansas
Release Date : 2016-05-16
Imagining Tombstone written by Kara L. McCormack and has been published by University Press of Kansas this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-05-16 with History categories.
When prospector "Ed" Schieffelin set out from Fort Huachuca in 1877 in search of silver, skeptics told him all he'd find would be his own tombstone. What he did discover, of course, was one of the richest veins of silver in the West—a strike he wryly called Tombstone. Briefly a boomtown, in less than a decade Tombstone was fading into what, for the next half-century, looked more like a ghost town. How is it, Kara McCormack asks, that the resurrection of a few of the town's long-dead figures, caught forever in a thirty-second shoot-out, revived the moribund Tombstone—and turned it into what the Arizona Office of Tourism today calls "equal parts Deadwood and Disney"? A meditation on the marketing of "authenticity," Imagining Tombstone considers this "most authentic western town in America" as the intersection of history and mythmaking, entertainment and education, the wish to preserve, the will to succeed, and the need to survive. McCormack revisits the facts behind the feud that culminated in the Earp brothers' and Doc Holliday's long walk to their showdown with the Clantons and McLaurys—a walk reenacted by so many actors that it became a ritual of Hollywood westerns and a staple of present-day Tombstone's tourist offerings. Taking into account decades of preservation efforts, stories told by Hollywood, performances on the town's streets, the fervor of Earp historians and western history buffs, and global notions of the West, Imagining Tombstone shows how the town's tenacity depends on far more than a "usable past." If Tombstone is "The Town Too Tough to Die," it is also, as this edifying and entertaining book makes clear, the place where authentic history and its counterpart in popular culture reveal their lasting and lucrative hold on the public imagination.
Cemetery Hunter Journal
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Author : G C Waites
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2019-11-08
Cemetery Hunter Journal written by G C Waites and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-11-08 with categories.
Are you a taphophile, graver or tombstone tourist? Many who enjoy history and genealogy also enjoy visiting cemeteries for the rich information they provide. This journal includes: A two-page spread with a blank left side for writing notes or sketching and a log page on the hand side The log page includes space to record the cemetery name, location, and date of visit as well as space to record information about specific graves, including personal information, names and dates, relationships and location. Log pages are numbered and blank index pages are provided so you can record and easily find your entries Handy 6" x 9" size is easy to carry and the 128 pages provide space to record 60 cemetery visits Buy it now as a great gift for a family historian or as a treat for yourself!
Graveyard Journal For Grave Hunters
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Author : G C Waites
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2019-11-08
Graveyard Journal For Grave Hunters written by G C Waites and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-11-08 with categories.
Are you a taphophile, graver or tombstone tourist? Many who enjoy history and genealogy also enjoy visiting cemeteries for the rich information they provide. This journal includes: A two-page spread with a blank left side for writing notes or sketching and a log page on the hand side The log page includes space to record the cemetery name, location, and date of visit as well as space to record information about specific graves, including personal information, names and dates, relationships and location. Log pages are numbered and blank index pages are provided so you can record and easily find your entries Handy 6" x 9" size is easy to carry and the 128 pages provide space to record 60 cemetery visits Buy it now as a great gift for a family historian or as a treat for yourself!
The Americas
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Author : Trudy Ring
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2013-11-05
The Americas written by Trudy Ring and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-11-05 with Reference categories.
First Published in 1996. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
The Road That Has No End
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Author : Tim Travis
language : en
Publisher: Down The Road Publishing
Release Date : 2004
The Road That Has No End written by Tim Travis and has been published by Down The Road Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
This story is written as it happens, on the road. Digital technology and dot-com know-how are in harmony with minimalist living. The result is salt-of-the-earth drama related on the fly through an internet journal, culminating in a series of captivating true stories. A winning combination of integrity and know-how, with a relaxing informal prose, become informative nonfiction that reads like a novel. This first book progresses from the shedding of a traditional lifestyle to discoveries made on their bicycle journey from Arizona, USA to Panama City, Panama. On bicycle, the Travises are exposed to the ground level of society, an experience few outsiders will ever know. Along the way, the Travises witness a religious pilgrimage in Chalma, Mexico, visited ancient Aztec and Mayan ruins, were attacked by an airplane spraying pesticides in Guatemala and saw alligators, scarlet Macaws and three-toed sloths in the jungles and cloud forests of Costa Rica. You can check on their location, catch up on the latest news, and view stunning photographs from their global bicycle tour at their extensive web site: http://www.downtheroad.org.
Celebrating Life Customs Around The World 3 Volumes
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Author : Victoria R. Williams
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Release Date : 2016-11-21
Celebrating Life Customs Around The World 3 Volumes written by Victoria R. Williams and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-11-21 with Social Science categories.
This book documents hundreds of customs and traditions practiced in countries outside of the United States, showcasing the diversity of birth, coming-of-age, and death celebrations worldwide. From the beginning of our lives to the end, all of humanity celebrates life's milestones through traditions and unique customs. In the United States, we have specific events like baby showers, rites of passage such as Bat and Bar Mitzvahs and "sweet 16" birthday parties, and sober end-of-life traditions like obituaries and funeral services that honor those who have died. But what kinds of customs and traditions are practiced in other countries? How do people in other cultures welcome babies, prepare to enter into adulthood, and commemorate the end of the lives of loved ones? This three-volume encyclopedia covers more than 300 birth, life, and death customs, with the books' content organized chronologically by life stage. Volume 1 focuses on birth and childhood customs, Volume 2 documents adolescent and early-adulthood customs, and Volume 3 looks at aging and death customs. The entries in the first volume examine pre-birth traditions, such as baby showers and other gift-giving events, and post-birth customs, such as naming ceremonies, child-rearing practices, and traditions performed to ward off evil or promote good health. The second volume contains information about rites of passage as children become adults, including indigenous initiations, marriage customs, and religious ceremonies. The final volume concludes with coverage on customs associated with aging and death, such as retirement celebrations, elaborate funeral processions, and the creation of fantasy coffins. The set features beautiful color inserts that illustrate examples of celebrations and ceremonies and includes an appendix of excerpts from primary documents that include legislation on government-accepted names, wedding vows, and maternity/paternity leave regulations.
199 Cemeteries To See Before You Die
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Author : Loren Rhoads
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2017-10-24
199 Cemeteries To See Before You Die written by Loren Rhoads and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-10-24 with Travel categories.
A hauntingly beautiful travel guide to the world's most visited cemeteries, told through spectacular photography andtheir unique histories and residents. More than 3.5 million tourists flock to Paris's Pè Lachaise cemetery each year.They are lured there, and to many cemeteries around the world, by a combination of natural beauty, ornate tombstones and crypts, notable residents, vivid history, and even wildlife. Many also visit Mount Koya cemetery in Japan, where 10,000 lanterns illuminate the forest setting, or graveside in Oaxaca, Mexico to witness Day of the Dead fiestas. Savannah's Bonaventure Cemetery has gorgeous night tours of the Southern Gothic tombstones under moss-covered trees that is one of the most popular draws of the city. 199 Cemeteries to See Before You Die features these unforgettable cemeteries, along with 196 more, seen in more than 300 photographs. In this bucket list of travel musts, author Loren Rhoads, who hosts the popular Cemetery Travel blog, details the history and features that make each destination unique. Throughout will be profiles of famous people buried there, striking memorials by noted artists, and unusual elements, such as the hand carved wood grave markers in the Merry Cemetery in Romania.