HISTORIAN CHRONICLES AMERICAN WAY OF DEATH From: The Columbian | Date: September 28, 1997| Author: MARY ESCH | . Provided by ProQuest LLC.Copyright information

The Columbian

09-28-1997

SCHENECTADY, N.Y. -- Robert V. Wells examines life through a lens of death.
Wells, a professor of history and social sciences at Union College, has spent the last decade chronicling the "king of terrors," using the 300-year history of this city on the Mohawk River as his focal point.
"It's an important topic in terms of cultural history," Wells said. "One can see some of the basics of a culture's attitudes about a lot of d...

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