| Despite an often-hostile environment, frequent shortages of food and other necessities, and countless other hardships, the settlers of colonial America persevered to establish a lasting foothold on the new continent. This informative coloring book captures the stirring drama of life during pre-Revolutionary times with a fascinating variety of images form the colonial era. Forty-four detailed, accurate, and ready-to-color illustrations depict early 17th-century colonists arriving from Europe on wooden sailing vessels; encounters with Native Americans; and the Spanish settlement of St. Augustine, Florida in 1565. Other illustrations include an early Pennsylvania farm home, the deck of a slave ship, a frontier fort, and many more. Each picture appears with a descriptive caption that provides a brief history lesson. Paperback, 44 black-and-white illustrations, 4 color illustrations on covers, introduction, captions, 48 pages.ISBN:486418618. DOVER |
