Dig Deeper… into Books
These are the books we offer for purchase online. If you have any questions contact the shopkeeper at 240-895-2088 or by email at GiftShop@HSMCdigsHistory.org.
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Ghost Walls: The Story of a 17th-Century Colonial Homestead by award-winning (not-just-for) children’s author Sally Walker is now on sale in The Shop! This beautiful book chronicles the story of our own St. John’s — witness to the first stirrings of democracy–and the decline, fall, and archaeologists’ and historians’ eventual re-discovery of the house that stood on this site.
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The history and archaeology of Maryland’s first capital written by HSMC’s laboratory director and curator. Illustrated with photos of artifacts and exhibits found at the site.
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How the Chesapeake influenced the location and subsequent development of the first colonies by HSMC’s waterfront site supervisor.
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Below are some of the books we don’t currently offer online. However, we will be happy to take your order on the telephone (240-895-2088) or by email at GiftShop@HSMCdigsHistory.org.
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Often compared unfavorably with colonial New England, the early Chesapeake has been portrayed as irreligious, unstable, and violent. In this important study, James Horn challenges this conventional view and looks across the Atlantic to assess the enduring influence of English attitudes, values, and behavior on the social and cultural evolution of the early Chesapeake.
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Annual research journal dedicated to early colonial history and archaeology of eastern North America. Volume 8 includes “Lord Baltimore’s Colony of Maryland and its Capital of St. Mary’s City 1634-1695″by HSMC research director,Henry Miller.
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Profiles in Colonial History, No. 1 chronicles the founding of the Maryland colony and the origin of human rights and democracy in America. Also in this series, and in stock, “Brigands, Barristers, and Brents”, a profile of Margaret Brent.
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Interdisciplinary annual journal examines the role of historical ceramics in the American context. Includes an article by laboratory director Silas Hurry on the “Merryman” sherd found inSt. Mary’s City.
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Anthology of scholarly papers presented during proceedings honoring Maryland’s 350th anniversary. Includes An Archaeological Perspective on the Evolution of Diet in the Colonial Chesapeake, 1620-1745 by HSMC research director, Henry Miller.
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An archaeological investigation of mortuary practices in the 17th-century cemetery at St. Mary’s City by HSMC’s chief archaeologist.
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Former HSMC commissioner traces the development of the novel solution the Calverts devised to resolve the conflict of loyalty they faced as English Catholics.
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Facon de Venise is a material culture study of the exquisite 17th century drinking vessels recovered archaeologically at
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Meticulous reproduction of HortusFloridus (1614) by noted Dutch engraver. 104 illustrations.
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A history of the mother county of Maryland, 1634-1690.
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Beautifully designed book for older children is part of the Signature Lives series.
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Reproduced from the Maryland Historical Magazine, Volume 82, No. 1, Spring 1987.
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Fall 2004 journal of the Maryland Historical Society focuses on St. Mary’s City. Includes articles by HSMC’s historian, director of research, chief archaeologist, and more.
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Father Andrew White’s Voyage to Maryland (1633) is a lively chronicle of an American odyssey. This vivid narrative details the characters, settings, and events of the 17th century expedition that resulted in the founding of the Maryland colony.
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Maryland and the English Civil War: 1645-1646 by HSMC’s chief archaeologist. The little-known tale of Ingle’s Rebellion and the year of the plunder that nearly destroyed the early Maryland colony.
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A view of agriculture and society in 17th-century America, that of a yeoman Chesapeake family. Meticulous original research includes work by HSMC’s historian.
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