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Walker, Sally M.

Written in Bone: Buried Lives of Jamestown and Colonial Maryland

144 pp. | Carolrhoda | February, 2009 | Trade ISBN 978-0-8225-7135-3 $22.95

(2) 4-6 With precise detail and meticulous description, Walker follows a forensic anthropologist and his team of scientists, historians, and archaeologists as they uncover human remains and other artifacts. Their excavations take them through a cross-section of people, from wealthy colonial leaders to indentured servants and African slaves. The book design is unified in its thoughtful use of layout, color, illustrations, and fonts. Timeline. Bib., ind.

Reviewer: Jonathan Hunt | Horn Book Magazine Issue: May, 2009