Death in Early New England: Rites, Rituals and Rem Bellamy Rose Veterans and their families deal

Veterans and their families deal with the painful aftermath of combat

and finds surprising answers to the crucial question of why the number of diagnoses has soared in recent years

The Bright Ages reminds us just how permeable our manmade borders have always been and of what possible worlds the past has always made available to us

The batter for the Raspberry Corn Muffins can be mixed a day before and popped into the oven just before breakfast

the headstrong Gertie fears that no good can come from the vampiric legacy that courses through Rafazi's veins

Death in Early New England: Rites, Rituals and Rem Bellamy Rose Veterans and their families dealDeath in early New England came early and often during those harsh first decades of settlement. Epidemics, hunger, accidents and childbirth contributed to a heavy toll in New England. Disease in some cases erased entire families, and almost always affected the majority of individuals in the communities. For most families, death was still a private affair. Traditions brought over with European customs and others that were strictly American were