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 | The Sacred Remains: American Attitudes Toward Death, 1799-1883 (Updated Edition) by Professor Gary Laderman Paperback, 238 Pages, Published 1999 ISBN-10: 0-300-07868-4 / 0300078684 ISBN-13: 978-0-300-07868-8 / 9780300078688 When George Washington died in 1799, towns throughout the country commemorated the event with solemn processions featuring empty coffins. In contrast, after Abraham Lincoln's death in 1865, his body was transported around the North and displayed for more than two weeks, for by then corpses could be | |