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.
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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.
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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. Panoramic views of land and sea battles, revealing vignettes that dramatize social and political issues, are included, as are detailed close-ups of uniforms, equipment, and locale. Forty-five realistically rendered illustrations depict the raid on Harpers Ferry, the bombardment of Fort Sumter, a naval battle between the ironclad ships the Monitor and the Merrimac, the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation, the Battle of Gettysburg, General Lee's surrender to General Grant at Appomattox, the assassination of President Lincoln at Ford's Theatre, and much more. AGES: 9 plus
About the Author
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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