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The American Way of Death

Jessica MitfordSimon and Schuster, 1969Hardcover, 331 pages8.5 x 6 x 1.5 (inches)

$25.00

Non-fiction, Business, Death, Social Critique
About this book:

The American Way of Death is a groundbreaking 1963 book by Jessica Mitford that exposes the exploitative and often deceptive practices of the American funeral industry, revealing how undertakers use sales tactics to pressure grieving families into expensive, elaborate funerals.

About this copy:
Used. Good. Worn dust jacket with a folded corner, former owner's name inscribed in ballpoint pen on flyleaf. Otherwise a great copy. Second printing.