The American Way of Death Author:Jessican Mitford Jessica Mitford's explosive and astonishing book makes public the fantastic inner workings of our Funeral Industry. — The grotesqueries we glimpsed in Evelyn Waugh's novel The Loved One pale before the actuality as Miss Mitford discloses the bizarre facts behind the average American funeral, coast to coast. She brings into the open every aspect ... more »of the burial business...« less