{"product_id":"9781554071463","title":"Old Canadian Cemeteries","description":"\u003cp\u003e  Canada abounds in historical burial places. Once you begin noticing their presence, old cemeteries seem to be everywhere. But these important links to the past are in danger of disappearing forever. The expansion of cities and roadways reclaim valuable land, and inscriptions are worn away by weather and time. Older cemeteries may be important records of immigration, settlement, armed forces, epidemics, class and religious schisms, and upward mobility of ethnic groups.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  In \u003cb\u003eOld Canadian Cemeteries\u003c\/b\u003e, Jane Irwin invites the reader on a visual tour of historic cemeteries across Canada, examining such diverse topics as:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e  \u003cli\u003eBurial traditions, including customs from Catholic, Protestant, Jewish, Ukranian, Quaker, Pioneer, Acadian, Chinese, Japanese, Inuit, First Nations and African-American cemeteries\u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003eWar memorials\u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003eGraveyard symbols and motifs, and their meanings\u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003eMaterials used in cemeteries-stone, wood, bronze and cast iron\u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003eHistoric graveyard conservation.\u003c\/li\u003e  \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e  \u003cb\u003eOld Canadian Cemeteries\u003c\/b\u003e is a must for anyone interested in Canadian history.  \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jane Irwin (CA)","offers":[{"title":"Firefly Books |  Hardback | Laminated cover |  2007-10-12","offer_id":46011348615423,"sku":"9781554071463","price":75.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0329\/9075\/7001\/files\/BNCImageAPI_8fff040f-df14-4b4a-b07e-1aca414249e0.jpg?v=1723053742","url":"https:\/\/riverbookshop.com\/products\/9781554071463","provider":"River Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}