Forty-four dramatically illustrated scenes tell the story of the secret network that took runaway slaves from southern states to the North and Canada between 1830 and 1860. Shocking views of slave pens, "below decks" aboard a slave ship, methods of punishing runaway slaves, refugees arriving at a "safe house," and more. Fact-filled captions.
Thirty-one lively drawings reproduce with complete authenticity uniforms from the American Revolution — British, French, German, and American. Each regiment is described briefly, with complete instructions for accurately coloring the buckskin, fur, and feathered clothing of common soldiers as well as the distinctive hues of the officers' uniforms. Peter Copeland, historical artist and consultant, has reconstructed these uniforms from early descriptions and other source material, illustrating many for the first time.
Authentically detailed drawings depict typical figures from revolutionary war period ? broom seller, farmer, wagoner, Indian chief, cooper, doctor, wigmaker, lady, gentleman, town watchman, and many more. Delightful sourcebook for learning social history. 46 lively drawings ? 15 figures depicted in color on covers.
Forty-five pages of finely detailed illustrations with fact-filled descriptive captions depict the arrival of the Vikings in Vinland (ca. 1000) and famous expeditions led by Cabot, Columbus, Lewis and Clark, and more. Ages 9 and up.
Learn how Colonial Americans persevered to establish a lasting foothold in the New World. Forty-four detailed drawings begin in the early seventeenth century with Europeans arriving at the Atlantic shores and conclude with the signing of the Declaration of Independence. Ages 9 and up.
Forty-five ready-to-color scenes depict all the drama of the American Civil War, including the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation, the Battle of Gettysburg, General Lee’s surrender to General Grant at Appomattox, and much more. Includes informative captions.
Nearly 40 detailed, accurate illustrations of natives making drums, building a dugout canoe, carving totem poles, building a fire, more. Includes fact-filled captions.
All the drama of shipwrecks and the excitement of discovering valuable treasures come vividly to life in 39 educational and entertaining illustrations. Ready-to-color scenes include divers gathering large jar-like containers on the site of an ancient Greek shipwreck; a Roman merchant ship in a storm; the remains of a ninth-century Viking ship; a German U-boat sinking an English freighter in 1917; the sunken Titanic ; and historic diving suits, scuba-diving equipment, and more.
