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ABOUT THE ESSAY
Building on Burial GroundOn Places, architectural historian Keith Eggener looks at American graveyards and cemeteries past and present, from Mount Auburn to Forest Lawn to contemporary LCD-enabled eulogies.
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
A native of Portland, Oregon, Keith Eggener now lives in Columbia, Missouri, where he teaches architectural history and American art at the University of Missouri.More Bio >>
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