Picture the Past - Life in Colonial America: Historical Coloring Book (Picture the Past Historical Coloring Books) - Softcover

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Peter F. Copeland (1927-2007) was a renowned freelance illustrator with a considerable reputation as a historical illustrator, marine archaeologist, merchant mariner, and consultant to the Smithsonian Institution. In the 1950s, Mr. Copeland worked at the Smithsonian as chief of the illustration department for the old Museum of History and Technology exhibitions. He also worked as a writer and historical researcher on exhibitions dealing with military aviation and ballooning history. Mr. Copeland wrote magazine articles and illustrated American history coloring books for Dover and other publishers from 1974 until 2006.

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History comes alive in the Picture the Past™ coloring book series!
Take a journey back in time and learn about American life during the pre-Revolutionary era. This fascinating book illustrates how settlers of colonial America persevered to establish a lasting foothold in the New World.
 

• Forty-four detailed drawings begin with Europeans arriving on Atlantic shores in the early seventeenth century and end with the signing of the Declaration of Independence.
• Each image is accompanied by a fact-filled descriptive caption.
• Add color to the striking scenes with pencils, pens, or crayons.
• A valuable resource for parents, teachers, librarians, and history buffs ages 9 and up.