These 45 finely detailed and carefully researched illustrations portray westward expansion and life on the American frontier.
Capture and color the dramatic rescue of the Donner party, a keelboat approaching a thriving river town, a wagon train attacked by Native Americans, prospectors in the Rockies, a section gang laying railroad tracks, and much more. A descriptive caption accompanies each image, appealing to Western history enthusiasts and coloring book fans of all ages.
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.
