Death Embraced: New Orleans Tombs and Burial Customs, Behind the Scenes Accounts of Decay, Love and Tradition

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Death Embraced is like no other book you have ever read. Fascinating and entertaining, it leads readers to ponder issues that are supposed to not be have shyed away from. Some may need to use it as a guide to visiting New Orleans graveyards . . . or as a guide to life. “An amazing book by an even more amazing creator, historian and educator with vast knowledge of the Crescent City’s history and an intimate understanding of a number of the Big Easy’s lesser-known cultural traditions and customs. A should-read for any person who is serious about learning the real history of New Orleans. I dare you to take a look at to put it down after reading its first few pages.” -Edmund W. Lewis, Editor,The Louisiana Weekly “A gem of a book, full of little things you didn’t know you wanted to know. With subtitle wit and serious depth of knowledge, Mary LaCoste shares the down and dirty of considered one of New Orleans most mysterious institutions.” -Liz Scott, New Orleans Magazine

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