__NEW IN 2009

__Written in Bone: Buried Lives of Jamestown and Colonial Maryland

            When I was growing up, the lives of colonial Americans fascinated me.  As my family visited places such as Williamsburg, Jamestown, and Valley Forge, I often imagined what it was like to live back then.  I wondered what the people were like—how they looked and what activities they did.

            In college, I studied archaeology and learned how scientific techniques can help us rediscover lives that seem to have been lost with the passage of time.  My research for this book gave me the chance to meet colonial settlers who otherwise might have been forgotten; to remember them and, in a small way, share their lives. 

            Written in Bone tells the stories of eight colonists—their lives, deaths, and their place in our country’s history.   Even though these people left little or no written record of their live, archaeologists and forensic anthropologists have learning about their lives by reading and revealing the stories that life and death have written in their bones.   From these tales I discovered how truly tough life was in those days and gained great respect and admiration for the many different peoples whose sacrifices ultimately led to the birth of the United States.  I have tried to capture the remarkable stories of these people in Written in Bone. (buy this book)