The complete title of this book is “Elmwood 2002 In the Shadow of the Elms”. It is a hardcover illustrated book and has a dust jacket. It has 328 pages and measures 9 by 9.25 inches. It is in very good condition.
The introduction is by famed Shelby Foote.
It is rare due to it being a first edition copy signed by both the author Perre Magnes and the photographer Murray Riss.
It includes bibliographical references and chronicles the legends and families of Elmwood Cemetery in Memphis. It includes an index of many of the people buried there.
From Wikipedia:
Elmwood Cemetery is the oldest active cemetery in Memphis, Tennessee. It was established in 1852
Elmwood Cemetery was established as part of the Rural Cemetery Movement of the early-to-mid-19th century. A classic example of a garden cemetery, it is notable for its park-like setting, sweeping vistas, shady knolls, large stands of ancient trees, and magnificent monuments.
Beneath the cemetery's ancient elms, oaks, and magnolias lie some of the city's most honored and revered dead; flowering dogwoods and crepe myrtles are interspersed with Memphis history, those famous and infamous, loved and feared. There are veterans of every American war, from the American Revolution up to the Vietnam War, and there are people from every walk of life and culture, including Mayors of Memphis, Governors of Tennessee, U.S. Senators, madams, blues singers, suffragists, martyrs, generals, civil rights leaders, holy men and women, outlaws and millionaires and ordinary citizens.
Elmwood Cemetery
824 South Dudley
Memphis, TN 38104
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