This book is an excellent narrative of the work of Edward H. Thompson's excavations of the ruins at Chichen Itza, including his impressions and suppositions of the Maya with the information about them that he had available at that time period. Written by T. A. Willard, with acknowledgment to Juan Martinez H., Teoberto Maler and Mr. and Mrs. William James.
Willard also recounts Thompson's travels and observations of the Yucatan.
It would be interesting to have a modern archaeologists review of his work, and how much of it has held up over time.