 Cover of the first edition | |
| Author | Jessica Mitford |
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| Language | English |
| Publisher | Simon & Schuster |
Publication date | 1963 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (Hardback & Paperback) |
| Pages | 238 |
| ISBN | 9780449239858 |
| OCLC | 491426 |
| Preceded by | Hons and Rebels |
| Followed by | The Trial of Dr. Spock, the Rev. William Sloane Coffin, Jr., Michael Ferber, Mitchel Goodman, and Marcus Raskin |
The American Way of Death is an exposé of abuses in the funeral home industry in the United States, written by Jessica Mitford and published in 1963. An updated revision, The American Way of Death Revisited, largely completed by Mitford just before her death in 1996, appeared in 1998.[1]
- ^ Zacharek, Stephanie (29 July 1998), "Review of The American Way of Death Revisited", Salon, archived from the original on 2007-10-06