Peter F. Copeland - Böcker

Learn about the age of exploration across North America in this captivating book! Forty-five pages of finely detailed illustrations depict important historical events spanning centuries of discoveries that changed the world.The dynamic drawings begin with the arrival of the Vikings in Vinland (ca. 1000), followed by dramatic scenes highlighting many famous expeditions led by Cabot, Champlain, Columbus, Cook, Coronado, Lewis and Clark, Jedediah Smith, and more. Each image is accompanied by a fact-filled descriptive caption and can be colored with pencils, pens, or crayons. Both educational and entertaining, this unique coloring book is sure to appeal to teachers, students, and history buffs ages 9 and up.

This captivating book brings history to life with illustrations that capture the drama of America’s struggle for independence from England. The 45 pages of detailed drawings depict scenes of the Boston Massacre, Paul Revere's ride, the Battle of Lexington, the Battle of Bunker Hill, the signing of the Declaration of Independence, George Washington at the Delaware, and many more important milestones that led to the birth of a new nation. Each image is accompanied by a fact-filled descriptive caption and can be colored with pencils, pens, or crayons. Both educational and entertaining, this unique coloring book is sure to appeal to teachers, students, and history buffs ages 9 and up.

The greatest and most destructive war in history, World War II involved gigantic struggles not only in Europe, but in Asia, Africa, and islands of the South Pacific as well. Peter Copeland presents a graphic overview of this historic conflict in dramatic illustrations of air, land, and sea battles, and other major events — from the German invasion of Poland in 1939 to the Japanese surrender aboard the USS Missouri in August 1945. Forty-five ready-to-color exciting scenes include the Battle of Britain; Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor; General Rommel's desert campaigns; sinking of the German battleship Bismark; Battle of Stalingrad; allied invasion of France; Battles of Iwo Jima and Okinawa; fall of Berlin; dropping of atomic bomb over Hiroshima; and many more. An informative caption accompanies each powerful, meticulously rendered illustration.

All the drama of the American Civil War comes vividly to life in these ready-to-color scenes of key moments in that epic conflict. Scenes include panoramic views of land and sea battles, revealing vignettes that dramatize social and political issues of the period, and detailed close-ups of uniforms, equipment, and locale. The 40 realistically rendered illustrations depict the battle for the federal arsenal at Harpers Ferry, the bombardment of Fort Sumter, a naval battle between the first American iron-clad ships — the Monitor and the Merrimac — the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation, the Battle of Gettysburg, Lee's surrender to Grant at Appomattox, the assassination of Lincoln at Ford's Theater, and much more.

Journey back to 1804 and experience the epic expedition of Captains Meriwether Lewis and William Clark as they charted the new, unexplored American West.Forty-five historically accurate, precisely drawn illustrations for coloring retrace the nearly 8,000 miles of their perilous trek. For two years, this dauntless duo and their team of explorers navigated insect- and snake-infested waterways, crossed scorching plains, scaled frigid mountain passes, and faced near-starvation—all the while charting a vast wilderness never before seen by white men.This coloring book educates and entertains with engaging captions providing historical context, making it perfect for young explorers, history enthusiasts, and art lovers eager to explore America's frontier legacy.

Color 42 legendary American Revolution heroes and heroines.These dramatic illustrations include Nathan Hale, an American spy captured and executed by the British; Margaret Cochran Corbin, who followed her husband to the battlefront and took his place as a gunner when he was killed; Francis Marion, the “Swamp Fox,” who resorted to guerrilla warfare in the forests and swamps of South Carolina; and many more. Informative and detailed captions accompany each image.