Horne Alastair - Graves Of The Great And Famous From Jane Austen To Elvis Presley - Hardcover

Binding: Hardcover
Description: Karl Marx is buried in London John Keats in Rome and Leon Trotsky in Mexico. P re Lachaise Cemetery in Paris is today known for the graves of Jim Morrison Victor Hugo and Oscar Wilde but when it opened in the early 19th century the owners felt that they needed some star names to make it a desired burial site and so they had Moli re's body transferred there. Arranged thematically into 75 entries Graves of the Great and Famous tours the world exploring the resting places of leading artists thinkers scientists sportspeople revolutionaries politicians and pioneers. Some such as communist leaders Ho Chi Minh and Vladimir Lenin are interred in great mausoleums where they are visited by millions each year; others are buried in little - known country graveyards. From lives cut short through assassinations Martin Luther King and Abraham Lincoln to those who suffered terrible accidents (Princess Diana) from mobsters such as Benjamin Bugsy Siegel and John Gotti to Napoleon and his mistress Marie Walewska from Nelson Mandela to Eva Peron Graceland to Highgate Cemetery the book provides a guide to some of the most famous and unusual graves of the great and the good. Featuring 150 photographs of graves cemeteries graveyards and mausoleums Graves of the Great and Famous is a compact guide to the final resting place of the famous and infamous.
Title: Graves Of The Great And Famous From Jane Austen To Elvis Presley
Author(s): Horne Alastair
Publisher: Amber Books Ltd
Barcode: 9781838862220
Pages: 224 Pages, 150 Photos; 150 Illustrations, Unspecified
Publication Date: 9/14/2022
Category: Coping With Death & Bereavement