The Undertaker At Work

Author : Brian Parsons
Publisher : National Geographic Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2015-05-07
Category : History
ISBN : 9781907222283

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The Undertaker at Work by Brian Parsons Pdf

A comprehensive historical survey of the work of undertakers in the first half of the twentieth century, essential reading for anyone interested in understanding an often hidden but certainly most fascinating trade. Reflecting the rapidly changing nature of the undertaker's work in pre, inter and post- war Britain, this book details the introduction of embalming; how the enormous task of dealing with the dead from both World Wars was undertaken; how undertakers coped with the tragic death toll of the Spanish flu, and the rise of the Co-operative Funeral Service. Around these more institutional historical keystones, the author includes several important burials from the period: the moving story of the burial of the Unknown Soldier; the extraordinary tale of the 'empty coffin' of Lord Kitchener, and the awful logistics of dealing with the worst ever aviation tragedy, the crash of the airship R101. Also included is the author's own collection of rare photographs detailing the changes in modes of transport, premises and coffins that took place during this time, along with contemporary advertising and other images showing the undertaker at work. A further section illustrates the work of a related occupation, the monumental mason.

Author : Margery Allingham
Publisher : DigiCat
Page : 243 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2022-08-16
Category : Fiction
ISBN : EAN:8596547190882

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More Work for the Undertaker by Margery Allingham Pdf

DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "More Work for the Undertaker" by Margery Allingham. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.

Author : Nicole Glover
Publisher : John Joseph Adams
Page : 449 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2021
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780358197102

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The Undertakers by Nicole Glover Pdf

Nicole Glover delivers the second book in her exciting Murder & Magic series of historical fantasy novels featuring Hetty Rhodes and her husband, Benjy, magic practitioners and detectives living in post-Civil War Philadelphia. Nothing bothers Hetty and Benjy Rhodes more than a case where the answers, motives, and the murder itself feel a bit too neat. Raimond Duval, a victim of one of the many fires that have erupted recently in Philadelphia, is officially declared dead after the accident, but Hetty and Benjy's investigation points to a powerful Fire Company known to let homes in the Black community burn to the ground. Before long, another death breathes new life into the Duval investigation: Raimond's son, Valentine, is also found dead. Finding themselves with the dubious honor of taking on Valentine Duval as their first major funeral, it becomes clear that his passing was intentional. Valentine and his father's deaths are connected, and the recent fires plaguing the city might be more linked to recent community events than Hetty and Benji originally thought. The Undertakers continues the adventures of murder and magic, where even the most powerful enchantments can't always protect you from the ghosts of the past . . .

Author : Margery Allingham
Publisher : Open Road Media
Page : 309 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2023-05-30
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781504087995

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More Work for the Undertaker by Margery Allingham Pdf

“A top-notch mystery full of keen characterization, humor, old English atmosphere, a charmingly decadent family, and a few sudden deaths.” —The New York Times A beggarwoman on a bench arouses Albert Campion’s curiosity—and helps Scotland Yard lure him into a case of family dysfunction. The seemingly destitute woman is none other than a member of the eccentric Palinode family, which has recently lost two of its members. The police suspect a poisoner is on the loose, which is why Campion is willing to go undercover as a lodger in the boardinghouse where they live. As the recently deceased are exhumed, Campion becomes acquainted with the old-fashioned, out-of-the-ordinary family members, who talk in crossword puzzle clues, sneak out at night, and cook vats of stinky food in the basement to save money. And if that’s not enough to keep Campion on his toes, the local undertaker seems to be digging himself into a hole . . . Praise for Margery Allingham “Margery Allingham stands out like a shining light.” —Agatha Christie “The best of mystery writers.” —The New Yorker “Don’t start reading these books unless you are confident that you can handle addiction.” —The Independent “One of the finest Golden-Age crime novelists.” —The Sunday Telegraph “Spending an evening with Campion is one of life’s pure pleasures.” —The Sunday Times

Author : Kate Mayfield
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2015-01-13
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781476757285

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The Undertaker's Daughter by Kate Mayfield Pdf

A woman describes what it was like growing up in a small town funeral home in Kentucky, where her alcoholic, cheating father was the undertaker during the segregated and tumultuous 1960s. 50,000 first printing.

Author : Amanda Skenandore
Publisher : Kensington Books
Page : 338 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2019-07-30
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781496713698

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The Undertaker's Assistant by Amanda Skenandore Pdf

An enthralling novel of historical fiction for fans of Lisa Wingate and Ellen Marie Wiseman, The Undertaker’s Assistant is a powerful story of human resilience set during Reconstruction-era New Orleans that features an extraordinary and unforgettable heroine at its heart. “The dead can’t hurt you. Only the living can.” Effie Jones, a former slave who escaped to the Union side as a child, knows the truth of her words. Taken in by an army surgeon and his wife during the War, she learned to read and write, to tolerate the sight of blood and broken bodies—and to forget what is too painful to bear. Now a young freedwoman, she has returned south to New Orleans and earns her living as an embalmer, her steady hand and skillful incisions compensating for her white employer’s shortcomings. Tall and serious, Effie keeps her distance from the other girls in her boarding house, holding tight to the satisfaction she finds in her work. But despite her reticence, two encounters—with a charismatic state legislator named Samson Greene, and a beautiful young Creole, Adeline—introduce her to new worlds of protests and activism, of soirees and social ambition. Effie decides to seek out the past she has blocked from her memory and try to trace her kin. As her hopes are tested by betrayal, and New Orleans grapples with violence and growing racial turmoil, Effie faces loss and heartache, but also a chance to finally find her place . . .

Author : Adam Stone
Publisher : Bellwether Media
Page : 26 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2011-08-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781600146404

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The Undertaker by Adam Stone Pdf

"Engaging images accompany information about the Undertaker. The combination of high-interest subject matter and light text is intended for students in grades 3 through 7"--Provided by publisher.

Author : Thomas Lynch
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2010-03-01
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780393073409

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The Undertaking: Life Studies from the Dismal Trade by Thomas Lynch Pdf

A National Book Award Finalist: "One of the most life-affirming books I have read in a long time…brims with humanity, irreverence, and invigorating candor." —Tom Vanderbilt, The Nation "Every year I bury a couple hundred of my townspeople." So opens this singular and wise testimony. Like all poets, inspired by death, Thomas Lynch is, unlike others, also hired to bury the dead or to cremate them and to tend to their families in a small Michigan town where he serves as the funeral director. In the conduct of these duties he has kept his eyes open, his ear tuned to the indispensable vernaculars of love and grief. In these twelve pieces his is the voice of both witness and functionary. Here, Lynch, poet to the dying, names the hurts and whispers the condolences and shapes the questions posed by this familiar mystery. So here is homage to parents who have died and to children who shouldn't have. Here are golfers tripping over grave markers, gourmands and hypochondriacs, lovers and suicides. These are the lessons for life our mortality teaches us.

Author : T. M. Camp
Publisher : T M Camp
Page : 85 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2009-10-31
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780982560303

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Matters of Mortology by T. M. Camp Pdf

[Softcover Edition] Alone in a crumbling manor, an aging undertaker recounts a horrifying episode from the early days of his career. When an unspeakable monster trespasses the border between life and death, the undertaker finds himself in a struggle to save the village he has sworn to serve - even if it means sacrificing his own family and faith in the process.

Author : Todd Harra,Ken McKenzie
Publisher : Citadel
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2021-12-28
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780806541396

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Mortuary Confidential by Todd Harra,Ken McKenzie Pdf

From rookie mistakes and runaway corpses to screaming dead men and unusual requests, a collection of stories by funeral directors.

Author : Margery Allingham
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 1963
Category : Electronic
ISBN : LCCN:00697746

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More Work for the Undertaker by Margery Allingham Pdf

Author : Brady Games
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2015-10-27
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0241218640

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Undertaker by Brady Games Pdf

With stunning visuals and in-depth commentary, Undertaker: 25 Years of Destruction takes the reader deep into the darkness, where few dare to tread! Learn everything you need to know about sports-entertainment's mysterious grim reaper of justice with this massive hardback tome. Follow in-depth discussion of the deadman's rise within the WWE ranks, read exclusive interviews with Superstars, Announcers and other WWE personalities and take a behind-the-scenes look at the demon of death valley's historic Wrestlemania streak.

Author : Tracey West
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 34 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2011-01-20
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781101570357

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Brothers of Destruction by Tracey West Pdf

Who are the Brothers of Destruction? In this 8x8 storybook, young fans can learn all about the tag team between the Undertaker and his younger brother, Kane. What have been their biggest matches- win or lose? With a sheet of tattoos at the end, fans can pretend to be their favorite of the pair by sporting their signature logo tattoos!

Author : Kenny Abdo
Publisher : ABDO
Page : 27 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2019-08-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781532128547

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The Undertaker: Rest in Peace by Kenny Abdo Pdf

This title focuses on the Undertaker and gives information related to his early life, his time in the WWE, and the legacy he leaves behind. This hi-lo title is complete with thrilling and colorful photographs showcasing some of the Undertaker's best moments in the ring, simple text, glossary, and an index. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Fly! is an imprint of Abdo Zoom, a division of ABDO.

Author : Kenneth McKenzie,Todd Harra
Publisher : Citadel
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2014-06-01
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780806536651

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Over Our Dead Bodies: by Kenneth McKenzie,Todd Harra Pdf

Discover a more lighthearted side of the funeral industry in this collection of real-life stories from the authors of Mortuary Confidential. Not knowing what to do, I sat on the church steps and waited. As the gravity of my failure began to well up in me, I began to cry . . . I Had Lost The Hearse! Funerals and the all the things that accompany them are traditionally somber, contemplative events in which the bereaved look to their undertaker to guide them through that most difficult of times. Of course, sometimes tradition gets thrown under the bus. From a dysfunctional family who turn their mother’s wake into a full-blown riot, to funeral crashers looking for free meals, to a horse-drawn hearse taking the dearly departed for the ride of their afterlife, these accounts from actual undertakers will have you laughing, thinking, and gasping in disbelief. A literal graveyard of wild coincidences, slapstick humor, and touching moments, Over Our Dead Bodies explores the lighter side of the dead, the living, and the lone undertaker who must make it all go as planned—even if it doesn’t. Praise for Mortuary Confidential “Outrageous funeral stories, dipped in beauty and morbid humor.” —Caleb Wilde, author of Confessions of a Funeral Director “Curious, wildly honest stories that need to be told, but just not at the dinner table.” —Dana Kollmann, author of Never Suck a Dead Man’s Hand “As unpredictable and lively as a bunch of drunks at a New Orleans funeral.” —Joe R. Lansdale, author of Moon Lake “Sick, funny, and brilliant! I love this book.” —Jonathan Maberry, Bram Stoker Award–winning author of They Bite! And Rot & Ruin “These true mortuary tales are poignant—and suddenly, gaspi