The mansion of happiness : a history of life and death

The mansion of happiness : a history of life and death / Jill Lepore.

A history of American ideas about life and death from before the cradle to beyond the grave.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Lepore, Jill, 1966-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2012.
Edition:1st ed.
Subjects:
Politics and culture > United States > History.
Popular culture > United States > History.
Life > Social aspects > United States > History.
Life (Biology) > Social aspects > United States > History.
Life cycle, Human > Social aspects > United States > History.
Death > Social aspects > United States > History.
Happiness > Social aspects > United States > History.
United States > Social life and customs.
United States > Social conditions.
United States > Intellectual life.
Online Access:Contributor biographical information
Description
Summary:A history of American ideas about life and death from before the cradle to beyond the grave.
Item Description:"This is a Borzoi book"--T.p. verso.
"Parts of this book originally appeared in The New Yorker"--T.p. verso.
Physical Description:xxxiii, 282 p. ; 25 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780307592996
0307592995

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