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Book Title: Getting Off at Elysian Fields : Obituaries from the New Orleans Times-Picayune
Number of Pages: 360 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: University Press of Mississippi
Topic: Cultural Heritage, Death & Dying, United States / State & Local / South (Al, Ar, Fl, Ga, Ky, La, ms, Nc, SC, Tn, VA, WV), General, Journalism, Customs & Traditions
Publication Year: 2015
Genre: Social Science, Language Arts & Disciplines, Biography & Autobiography, History
Item Weight: 12.3 Oz
Item Length: 9 in
Author: John Pope
Item Width: 6 in
Format: Hardcover
