Selasa, 10 April 2018

The Battle is Over

Yankees, Rebels, and perhaps a notorious assassin, repose together at Baltimore’s Green Mount Cemetery. On a bright October morning in downtown Baltimore, I find myself surrounded by tombstones. Like obstacles in a funhouse, the grave markers crowd the senses—a dizzying array of obelisks and cherubs, crypts and crosses. So I am a little surprised when …

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