Death at Sea: The McCraken Family and their Losses Aboard the Steamship Arctic

Report prepared as part of the coursework required for REL 167, Speaking Stones. Description and interpretation of the monument to the McCraken family, and a description of the events leading to the loss of the steamship Arctic in 1854.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Robinson, Al
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: 2004
Subjects:
iconography
death
bereavement
shipwreck
obelisk
Victorian
gravestone
symbolism
Arctic
Obelisk
The Monument
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1802/237
Description
Summary:Report prepared as part of the coursework required for REL 167, Speaking Stones. Description and interpretation of the monument to the McCraken family, and a description of the events leading to the loss of the steamship Arctic in 1854.

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