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.
About Peter F. Copeland
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.
