Ghost walls

Seventeenth-century Maryland is the setting for this nonfiction book, which follows archaeologists and historians as they study the site of St. John's House, a colonial homestead. Readers see how researchers piece together the lives of the people who lived there from the traces they left in the ground. The author describes how the work stretched across many years and how careful digging and analysis slowly revealed the household's history.

The book is illustrated with full-color photographs, artwork, diagrams and charts, along with primary source images and quotations. Captions explain what each picture shows. Back matter includes an author's note, a bibliography, further reading suggestions, an index and an appendix.

Sally M. Walker writes for young readers about American history and science. This title suits children who enjoy discovering history through archaeology.