Greg Melville: Over My Dead Body

There are approximately 10 times more burial grounds in the U.S. than there are McDonalds, and author Greg Melville believes each one has its own story. In his new book, Over My Dead Body: Unearthing the Hidden History of America’s Cemeteries, he takes readers on a tour of some of the nation’s most intriguing cemeteries, including three in Virginia. Along the way he also explores sustainability, land use, what it really means to memorialize a life, the environmental impact of current burial methods and how some people are rethinking the ways we commemorate the dead.