Round-trip to Deadsville: A Year in the Funeral UndergroundWhen it hit him that he wouldn't live forever, Matson decided to build his own coffin and set out on the road, where he encountered an cabal of mysterious characters who populate the funeral underground: a gravedigger, undertaker, organist, florist and cremator. His memoir takes readers on a tour of the Big Question of death, offering both chills and laughs along the way. Photos. |
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