by Jill Lepore
First published 2012
In "The Mansion of Happiness," Jill Lepore charts the changing landscape of death in America. From the colonial era's 'good deaths' to modern life-extending technologies, she reveals how our relationship with mortality has been transformed over centuries. Weaving together personal stories and cultural shifts, Lepore paints a vivid portrait of how Americans have grappled with the ultimate uncertainty - the end of life itself.
Genres: history, death, american, non-fiction, 21st-century, american-history
Vibes: intimate, lyrical, thought-provoking
Tropes: personal-stories
Setting: United States
Period: Colonial Era, Modern
282 pages · Hardcover · Alfred A. Knopf