Hugo Erichsen's 'The Cremation of the Dead' is a profound exploration of the cultural and historical significance of cremation as a funeral practice. Erichsen d

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In the tradition of Mary Roach’s bestselling Stiff and Jessica Mitford’s classic exposé The American Way of Death comes this meticulously researched, refre