Books in Dover History Coloring Book series

This fascinating book combines the creative fun of coloring with an exciting sense of discovery as it realistically portrays many facets of life during the Middle Ages, one of history's most dramatic and eventful periods. Forty-two authentically detailed drawings depict daily activities in castle, village, monastery, field, and forest, evoking the excitement and pageantry of tournaments, sieges, banquets, battles, and fairs. Whether the illustrations depict a lord playing chess with his son or a peddler selling his wares, the true look and feel of medieval life comes through, from architectural details to the particulars of dress at all levels of society.

Add a rainbow of color to the world of a royal princess!Your little princess will enjoy hours of enchantment adding vivid colors to this magical world of royal adventures. Thirty fairy tale scenes portray a lovely lady strolling in the royal garden, preparing for the ball, horseback riding in the forest, picnicking with the handsome prince, and more. Each beautifully rendered illustration is ready to color, and all make for captivating creative fun!

Music appreciation and imagination go hand-in-hand in this singular collection of images spotlighting Vivaldi, Bach, Mozart, Beethoven, Tchaikovsky, Chopin, Debussy, Stravinsky, Gershwin, Shostakovich, and other musical masters. Spanning three centuries of renown, the clothing styles and settings of each scene are meticulously rendered for historical accuracy. Captions accompany each illustration, revealing fascinating details of the composers' lives and masterworks.

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. Here are 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.Forty authentically rendered illustrations (including five double-page spreads) depict a slave auction in 1860, black leaders Harriet Tubman and Frederick Douglass, 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.

One of the most colorful, innovative and deadly theaters of the Great War took place in the air. Before 1914 planes were toys for gentlemen-amateurs; by 1918 they had become precise, sophisticated machines. This book of 43 remarkable aircraft of World War I presents for coloring the most famous fighters, bombers, reconnaissance, sea planes and trainers of this crucial period in aeronautical development.Internationally known graphic artist Carlo Demand has rendered the planes for coloring in any medium, with captions describing each craft's design, history, and original coloring scheme (shown in full color for 14 planes on the covers). Color the Red Baron's Fokker Triplane, Rickenbacker's Nieuport, the Sopwith Camel, Spad S. XIII, German Albatros, American Curtis "Jenny," and 37 other accurately drawn airplanes in this vivid survey of the birth of military aeronautics.

Starting with tranquil scenes of prosperity that were shattered by the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand and concluding with the signing of the Armistice and the Treaty of Versailles, this dramatic coloring book traces the history of "the war to end all wars." Thirty-five realistic illustrations depict Gallipoli, Jutland, and other momentous battles; the introduction of gas, machine guns, and other new weaponry; Mata Hari, Lawrence of Arabia, and other famous figures; and a chronological view of historic events.

Fires have plagued man for centuries and devices designed to combat them by pumping a stream of water date back to at least the second century B. C. During the Great Fire of London in 1666, fire engines with hand-operated pumps met with little success in trying to contain that conflagration. It was not until the development of better pumps, combined with the use of flexible hoses, that fire engines began to be truly effective in fighting fires.Now children and adults alike can enjoy learning about the history of fire engines and have fun coloring at the same time. In this carefully rendered, well-researched coloring book by noted illustrator A. G. Smith, you’ll find over 40 detailed, accurate illustrations (including a double-page spread) depicting a parade of fire-fighting vehicles spanning almost 300 years. Among them are a 1731 Newsham fire-engine pump built in England; a hand-drawn jumper reel, ca. 1800; a hand-drawn pumper from the 1830s; a horse-drawn combination, ca. 1890; a hose layer (1911) built for São Paulo, Brazil; a 1933 Ahrens-Fox pumper; a 1962 Mack aerial ladder truck; and many others. Captions identify each fire engine.

The American Revolution ended two centuries of British rule over most of the North American colonies and led to the creation of the United States of America. Military leaders, statesmen, and ordinary people played important roles in this momentous victory. Artist Peter Copeland provides dramatic ready-to-color illustrations of 44 of these men and women, among them: Nathan Hale, an American spy captured and executed by the British; Margaret Corgin, who followed her husband to the battlefront and took his place as a gunner when he was killed; Col. Francis Marion, the “Swamp Fox,” who resorted to guerrilla warfare in the forests and swamps of South Carolina to regain the initiative against superior British forces.Also included are scenes with George and Martha Washington, John and Abigail Adams, Molly Pitcher, the Marquis de Lafayette, Crispus Attucks, and 34 other legendary figures. Captions accompany each illustration.

Once the scourge of the high seas and harbor towns, pirates and their infamous activities still thrill young and old alike. The 30 finely detailed illustrations in this exciting coloring book depict the daring deeds of five swashbuckling renegades and their cohorts: Edward Teach, also known as Blackbeard; Anne Bonny and Mary Read, notorious for victimizing ships and their passengers in the Caribbean; William Kidd, tried for his crimes and executed in England; and Henry Morgan, who, amazingly, achieved riches, fame, and success near the end of his life. Fact-filled captions accompany illustrations that recapture the lives of these famed maritime marauders.

A big book of coloring fun, packed with cowboys, desperados, prospectors, and pioneers! Saddle up and take a trip back to the days of the Wild West with this giant coloring book. Packed with captivating details of frontier life, it features 118 full-page illustrations of dramatic historical events — building the railroad, crossing the prairie, battling outlaws — plus portraits of explorers, bandits, lawmen, and other real-life characters from an adventurous era. Scenes from pioneer life include a wagon train fending off an Indian attack, workmen erecting the first transcontinental telegraph lines, and prospectors trying their luck amid the Rockies. From Belle Starr and Billy the Kid to Wyatt Earp and Wild Bill Hickok, a colorful gallery of famous faces includes personalities on both sides of the law. Richly detailed, authentic depictions of cowboy life chronicle the exhausting and exhilarating business of bull riding, roping, branding, and trail driving. Each illustration appears with an informative caption.

Noted artist Peter Copeland has captured all the drama and excitement of a fateful era in American history with 40 finely drawn black-and-white illustrations. Modestly priced and historically accurate, Story of the American Revolution Coloring Book contains scenes depicting the Boston Massacre, Paul Revere's ride, the Battle of Lexington, the capture of Fort Ticonderoga, the Battle of Bunker Hill, the signing of the Declaration of Independence, the execution of Nathan Hale, George Washington at the Delaware, Washington's farewell to his officers at Fraunces Tavern, and many more exciting scenes.