Every leaning headstone is a marker for a story that refused to be buried.
From the long rows of Arlington to the hillside above Deadwood where Wild Bill Hickok and Calamity Jane lie side by side, this book walks all fifty states, grave by grave. Not just the famous grounds on every tour list. The small plots locals steer around after dark. The cemeteries that were moved and still remember where they used to stand. The graves that will not stay quiet.
Inside you'll find:
Wild Bill Hickok and Calamity Jane on the hillside at Mount Moriah, two legends of the old West still drawing crowds above the Deadwood lights
Arlington and the national cemeteries, where the rows run longer than memory and the grounds keep their own hours
The dedication and the oddities up front that set the rules for what you are about to read
The leaning headstones that gave this book its name, and the stories they refuse to let go of
The reason locals will not walk some of these grounds after dark
Every state in one chapter, so you can start wherever you are standing
Each chapter gives you the dead who stay, the stories they carry, and the ground as it stands today.
Perfect for anyone who has ever walked past a cemetery gate and wondered who is still keeping watch.
Part of the Folklore and Legends series, where the land remembers it all.
