Dover Historical Coloring Books

Arranged by time period, these historical coloring books from Dover are excellent for use with unit studies, multi-level teaching, and read aloud.

The coloring books on this page are arranged by time period.

Ancient History Coloring Books

Dover Ancient History Coloring Books

Celtic and Viking Times Coloring Books

Byzantine Fashions Coloring Book

By Tom Tierney

Forty-five illustrations of authentic costumes, as depicted in ancient mosaics and sculpture, display attire of all classes -- from simple tunics of early Christian commoners and body armor of Roman warriors to a pallium decorated with crosses, worn by a priest of the 10th century; and finely brocaded robe of a 12th-century Byzantine princess.

9780486419572

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Celtic Design Coloring Book

By Ed Sibbett, Jr.

Thirty-seven interlacings, geometric-animal combinations, decorative initials, and more, all from authentic Celtic sources including Book of Kells.

9780486237961

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Celtic Fashions Coloring Book

By Tom Tierney

Forty-five ready-to-color illustrations depict over 4,000 years of Celtic apparel -- from cloaks worn by European Celts circa 2000 BC to the elaborately embroidered costume of a 20th-century Irish step dancer. It also includes illustrations of period headgear, footwear, and jewelry.

9780486420752

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Color Your Own Book of Kells

By Marty Noble

Twenty-eight full-page, ready-to-color illustrations from one of the most beautiful books of the early Middle Ages depict Celtic spirals and interlacings, celestial figures, saints, Celtic crosses, and other finely detailed elements.

9780486418650

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Life in Celtic Times Coloring Book

By A G Smith

Forty intriguing scenes: an Iron-Age village, Glastonbury fishermen, farmers harvesting grain, Celtic warriors on horseback, St. Patrick driving the snakes out of Ireland, and much more.

9780486297149

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Story of the Vikings Coloring Book

By A G Smith

Thirty-eight meticulous rendered illustrations of Viking saga: European raids, American and Russian presence, ship construction, weapons, art, literature, much more.

9780486256535

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Middle Ages Coloring Books

Dover Middle Ages Coloring Books

Renaissance Coloring Books

Dover Renaissance Coloring Books

North American History Coloring Books

United States Coloring Book

By Winky Adam

Use this coloring book to help your children learn about each of the fifty states. Captions below each of the 50 states identify the state's nickname, motto, flower, bird, tree, capital, main rivers, mountains, and other facts.

9780486401683

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Columbus Discovers America Coloring Book

By Peter Copeland

America's discovery, recreated in 41 superb drawings and captions: Columbus with Spanish monarchs, shipboard life, storms at sea, arrival in the New World, much more.

Out of Print, but we have several copies

9780486255422

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Exploration of North America Coloring Book

By Peter F. Copeland

Thirty-nine realistic illustrations depict Vikings in Vinland (ca. 1000 A.D.), Columbus's ship Nina (1492), Ponce de Leon in Florida (1513), Verrazano exploring middle Atlantic coast (1524), and more.

9780486271231

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Colonial and Early American Fashions Coloring book

By Tom Tierney

Forty-five accurate depictions of 17th-century Puritans, an indentured servant, an English officer and his lady, pirates, a colonial merchant's family of the mid-1700s, more. Descriptive captions.

9780486403649

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Early American Crafts and Occupations Coloring Book

By Peter F. Copeland

Forty illustrations of textile dyers, herdsman, potter, furniture makers, cannon founders, ship carver, and more.

9780486282978

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Early American Trades Coloring Book

By Peter F. Copeland

Wigmakers, glassblowers, hatters, 19 other colonial craftsmen, with their tools and products on facing pages. There are forty-four illustrations and twenty-two descriptive captions.

9780486238463

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Everyday Dress of the American Colonial Period Coloring Book

By Peter F. Copeland

Authentically detailed drawings depict typical figures from revolutionary war period -- broom seller, farmer, wagoner, Indian chief, cooper, doctor, wigmaker, lady, gentleman, town watchman, and many more. 46 lively drawings.

9780486231099

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Life in Colonial America Coloring Book

By Peter F. Copeland

Forty-four detailed, ready-to-color illustrations depict the stirring drama of American life before the Revolution. Images include arrival from Europe, encounters with Native Americans, the Dutch colony of New Amsterdam, the deck of a slave ship, a frontier fort, a colonial kitchen, and much more. Descriptive captions provide brief history lessons.

9780486418612

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Heroes and Heroines of the American Revolution Coloring Book

By Peter F. Copeland

Military leaders, statesmen, and ordinary people are portrayed in this ready-to-color archive of 44 resolute men and women who played important roles in the struggle for independence. Includes dramatic characterizations of Nathan Hale, Margaret Corbin, Crispus Attucks, Molly Pitcher, Thomas Jefferson, Paul Revere, and others.

9780486433240

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Story of the American Revolution Coloring Book

By Peter F. Copeland

Forty finely drawn dramatic scenes: the Boston Massacre, Paul Revere's ride, execution of Nathan Hale, much more. Royalty-free, captioned illustrations.

9780486256481

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Uniforms of the American Revolution Coloring Book

By Peter F. Copeland

Thirty-one lively drawings reproduce an exciting panorama of military attire. Complete instructions for accurately coloring the buckskin, fur, and feathered clothing of common soldiers, the distinctive colors of English, and French troops, and more.

9780486218502

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Benjamin Franklin Coloring Book

By Peter F. Copeland

Thirty carefully researched scenes introduce youngsters to the intelligent and generous man who played many important roles in American history. Includes illustrations of Benjamin Franklin during the American Revolution, as a statesman, inventor, commissioner to France, and more.

9780486439884

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George Washington Coloring BookGeorge Washington Coloring Book

By Peter F. Copeland

Memorable scenes from the life of the first American president, among them a battle with British forces against the French in 1754, appointment as commander-in-chief of the Continental Army (1775), and victory at Yorktown (1781). Entertaining, practical reference for young students of American history. There are forty-two black-and-white illustrations.

9780486426471

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Lewis and Clark Expedition Coloring Book

By Peter F. Copeland

Froty-five accurate, precisely rendered illustrations recapture highpoints of expedition. Captions identify action and provide background information.

9780486245577

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Story of Sacajawea Coloring Book

By Peter F. Copeland

Scenes from the life of this remarkable young Native American include her abduction as a child by enemy tribesmen, life as a captive, marriage to a French trader, her invaluable service during the Lewis and Clark expedition as an interpreter and guide (1805), and her eventual return to the land of her childhood. Informative captions included.

9780486423746

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Empire Fashions Coloring Book

By Tom Tierney

Late-18th- and early-19th-century French fashions are shown in forty-five detailed, accurate illustrations. Included are representations of claw-hammer frock coats and vests for the well-dressed man, loose pantaloons and shorter skirts for the working classes, high-waisted promenade gowns for fashionable ladies, and accessories.

9780486418698

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Amistad Coloring Book

By Peter F. Copeland

The Amistad Coloring Book features 28 ready-to-color illustrations, among them the capture of Africans in their homeland, their revolt aboard ship in Havana, imprisonment in a New Haven jail, and their successful defense before the Supreme Court by former U.S. President John Quincy Adams.

9780486423753

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Great Scenes from Dickens' Novels Coloring Book

By John Green

Victorian England comes to life in 30 ready-to-color scenes featuring such memorable characters as Oliver Twist, Ebenezer Scrooge, and David Copperfield. Great Scenes also includes settings from "Great Expectations, A Tale of Two Cities, "and" The Old Curiosity Shop," Sixteen novels are represented, with excerpts from actual text opposite the illustrations.

9780486439853

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Story of the California Gold Rush Coloring Book

By Peter Copeland

In this coloring book are forty scenes including Sutter's mill, mining camps, boomtowns, panning for gold, old San Francisco and more

9780486258140

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Powell’s Colorado River Expedition Coloring Book

By Peter F. Copeland

With detailed captions, these illustrations-- including several double-page spreads -- recall Powell's 19th-century explorations in the valley of the Colorado. Encounters with Indians, running the rapids, hunting, disasters, are depicted.

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9780486275260

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Story of Whaling Coloring Book

By Peter F. Copeland

Forty-five detailed ready-to-color illustrations -- breaching whales, harpooners, processing blubber, bone, and oil, shipboard life, much more.

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9780486251301

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Underground Railroad Coloring BookStory of the Underground Railroad Coloring Book

By Peter F. Copeland

Forty-four illustrated scenes tell the story of the secret network that took runaway slaves from southern states to the North and Canada between 1830 and 1860. Descriptive captions are included

9780486411583

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California Missions Coloring Book

By David Rickman

Accurate renderings of 21 structures: San Diego de Alcala, San Juan Capistrano, Santa Clara de Asis, San Jose de Guadalupe, Santa Cruz, many more, plus realistic vignettes of mission life.

9780486273464

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Fashions of the Old South Coloring Book

By Tom Tierney

Clothing worn by plantation society shortly before the beginning of the Civil War. This collection of 29 carefully researched illustrations captures the fine details of these garments, which include walking costumes, evening gowns, morning and afternoon dresses, and wedding apparel for women, as well as suits, vests, trousers, and handsome military uniforms.

9780486438764

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Abraham Lincoln Coloring Book

By A G Smith

There are over forty illustrations from the life of Abraham Lincoln including log-cabin birthplace, debating Douglas, Gettysburg Address, more.

9780486253619

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Civil War Fashions Coloring Book

By Tom Tierney

Forty-five illustrations of officers in handsome military outfits, ladies in elegant daytime and evening dresses and children in apparel mirroring adult fashions.

9780486296791

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Civil War Uniforms Coloring Book

By Peter F. Copeland

Accurate representations of period apparel depict 21 Confederate uniforms, 24 Union uniforms, different ranks, states, units; historical figures include Grant, Lee, Farragut, and others -- shown in color on covers.

9780486235356

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From Antietam to Gettysburg: A Civil War Coloring Book

By Peter Copeland

With detailed, informative captions, there are forty-five illustrations that document personalities and battlefield action of the War Between the States.

9780486244761

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Naval Battles of the Civil War Coloring Book

By Peter F. Copeland

Forty illustrations of ships, weapons and tactics as well as the burning of the Norfolk Navy Yard, the battle of the Monitor and the Merrimac, the surrender of Vicksburg, more.

9780486288154

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Soldier's Life in the Civil War Coloring Book

By Peter F. Copeland

This coloring book dramatically captures the danger, hardships, tedium, and lighter moments in the life of a Civil War soldier. There are forty-five realistically rendered illustrations depict new recruits saying good-bye to loved ones, trying on uniforms, spending a relaxed evening in camp, posing for a photographer, facing a cavalry attack, and more.

9780486415444

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Story of the Civil War Coloring Book

By Peter Copeland

Forty accurately detailed illustrations of important figures, historic moments in epic conflict: bombardment of Ft. Sumter, Lee'' Surrender at Appomattox, Lincoln's assassination, more. Descriptive captions.

9780486265322

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Old-Fashioned Farm Life Coloring Book: Nineteenth Century Activities on the Firestone Farm at Greenfield Village

By A. G. Smith and Peter H. Cousins

With captions for each of the forty-three illustrations, the Old-Fashioned Farm Life Coloring Book shows many different scenes. Plowing, planting, mowing hay, making maple syrup, shearing sheep, and churning butter are some of the typical farm activities depicted in this coloring book.

0486261484

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Victorian Fashions Coloring Book

0486299171

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Cowboys of the Old West Coloring Book

0486250016

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Western Pioneers Coloring Book

0486294110

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Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island Coloring Book

0486249662

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Story of the Wright Brothers Coloring Book

0486413217

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Story of World War II Coloring Book

0486436950

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Story of Baseball Coloring Book

0486267482

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North American Indians Coloring Books

Great Native Americans

By Peter F. Copeland

Artist Peter Copeland portrays 42 outstanding Native Americans who lived between the 17th and 20th centuries. There are descriptive captions with biographical information on each subject. Among the 42 Native Americans are Queen Allaquippa of the Delawares, Gertrude Simmons Bonnin of the Yankton Sioux, Joseph Brant of the Mohawk, Geronimo of the Apache, King Philip of the Wampanoag, and Sequoyah of the Cherokee.

0486296075

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Indian Life in Pre-Columbian North America Coloring Book

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0486280470

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Indian Tribes of North America Coloring Book

0486263037

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Northwest Coast Indians Coloring Book

0486247287

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Plains Indians Coloring Book

0486244709

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Pocahontas Coloring Book

0486280403

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Southeast Indians Coloring Book

0486291642

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Southwest Indians Coloring Book

0486279642

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Woodlands Indians Coloring Book

0486286215

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Wigwams, Longhouses and Other Native American Dwellings Coloring Book

0486433277

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