Description
Mad as the Mist and Snow is a traveler’s guide to Oregon’s most celebrated and unique cemeteries
Organized into 18 regions and including detailed driving directions, this book profiles more than 200 cemeteries, including such legendary cemeteries as Lone Fir, Jacksonville, and Willamette National. A lot more than a go back and forth guide, this book illustrates how cemeteries have evolved and how Oregon’s cemeteries are still evolving.
Author Johan Mathiesen has traveled to each any such cemeteries and provides detailed profiles that highlight unique historical events, famous residents, and the evolution of headstone designs. Mathiesen also highlights which cemeteries around the state will have to be on each and every traveler’s and historian’s “will have to visit” list — and why. Mad as the Mist and Snow, written for any individual interested in history, cemeteries, and Pacific Northwest culture, is the very best guide for both day trips in addition to extended explorations of Oregon’s eclectic and historic cemeteries.