Download or read book William Tell of Switzerland written by Liz Tay and published by . This book was released on 2017-06-13 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Switzerland's best-loved national hero comes to life in this vibrant picture book about William Tell: a hunter whose bravery and integrity inspired his countrymen to fight together for freedom from the Habsburg Empire. This Tale for Tiny Travellers features 11 full-colour illustrations designed to introduce young children to real-world landmarks and characters. It also includes a handy destination guide to help families visit key elements of the story in person.
Download or read book The Apple and the Arrow written by Mary Buff and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2001 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Eleven-year-old Walter Tell awaits the skillful demonstration of his father William, a Swiss freedom fighter, who will shoot an apple from his head.
Download or read book Heroes Every Child Should Know written by Hamilton Wright Mabie and published by 1st World Publishing. This book was released on 2004-12 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Purchase one of 1st World Library's Classic Books and help support our free internet library of downloadable eBooks. Visit us online at www.1stWorldLibrary.ORG - - If there had been no real heroes there would have been created imaginary ones, for men cannot live without them. The hero is just as necessary as the farmer, the sailor, the carpenter and the doctor; society could not get on without him. There have been a great many different kinds of heroes, for in every age and among every people the hero has stood for the qualities that were most admired and sought after by the bravest and best; and all ages and peoples have imagined or produced heroes as inevitably as they have made ploughs for turning the soil or ships for getting through the water or weapons with which to fight their enemies. To be some kind of a hero has been the ambition of spirited boys from the beginning of history; and if you want to know what the men and women of a country care for most, you must study their heroes. To the boy the hero stands for the highest success: to the grown man and woman he stands for the deepest and richest life.
Download or read book William Tell Or Switzerland Delivered written by Florian and published by . This book was released on 1836 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book William Tell or Switzerland delivered To which is added a short account of the life of Tell written by Jean Pierre CLARIS DE FLORIAN and published by . This book was released on 1836 with total page 58 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book William Tell written by Paul D. Storrie and published by Graphic Universe. This book was released on 2009 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Retelling, in graphic form, of the legend of William Tell, who was given the choice of shooting an apple off his son's head, or dying along with his son.
Download or read book Stories of William Tell and His Friends written by H. Marshall and published by . This book was released on 2014-05 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The legend of William Tell takes on new meaning in this wonderful retelling by master storyteller H. E. Marshall. William Tell is the folk hero of Switzerland whose exploits were first recorded in a fifteenth-century Swiss chronicle.Set in the time of the first Swiss Confederacy, Tell's story runs alongside that of the struggle for independence waged against the Holy Roman Empire by the Alpine nation.According to the legend, Gessler, a newly-appointed Austrian ruler of two local regions, caused his hat to be placed on a raised a pole in the central square of a village, and ordered that all the townsfolk bow before it. When Tell refused to bow to the hat, Gessler ordered Tell's son to be seized. The tyrannical ruler then demanded that Tell shoot an apple off his son's head or both of them would be executed. Tell took the shot, and succeeded... From there, numerous incidents took place which led to the assassination of Gessler, an act that sparked the Swiss rebellion. There is no real evidence that William Tell actually existed or that the events recounted in the legend really took place. Marshall addresses it this way in her introduction:"Yet some people say that William Tell never lived. Let them visit the R�tli, Tell's Platte, the Hollow Way, and let them ask themselves whether Tell lives in the hearts of his countrymen or not."ContentsChapter I: How Gessler and Landenberg Came to Rule in SwitzerlandChapter II: The Story of Arnold of MelchthalChapter III: The Story of Gessler and StauffacherChapter IV: How the Cap of Austria Was Set UpChapter V: The Meeting of the Three PatriotsChapter VI: The Gathering on the R�tliChapter VII: William Tell and His Great ShotChapter VIII: The Escape of William TellChapter IX: Tell's Second ShotChapter X: How Castle Rossberg Was TakenChapter XI: How Castle Sarnen Was TakenChapter XII: How the Emperor Albrecht Met His DeathChapter XIII: The Battle of Morgarten
Download or read book Historical Research written by John Martin Vincent and published by . This book was released on 1911 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Princess Ugg Vol 1 written by Ted Naifeh and published by Oni Press. This book was released on 2014-12-02 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A new series from COURTNEY CRUMRIN creator Ted Naifeh! Princess Ülga isn't your standard princess, but her royal lineage goes back for generations. At her mother's bequest, Ülga travels to the city-state of Atraeska, where the prestigious Princess Academy lies, so that she can learn about things like diplomacy-hopefully for the benefit of her rough and tumble people. But Ülga will learn that she's more behind in her studies than she realized-and that when you're a princess, you're bound to have a few enemies.
Download or read book Famous Men of the Middle Ages written by John Henry Haaren and published by . This book was released on 1904 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Fifty Famous Stories Retold written by James Baldwin and published by . This book was released on 1896 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fifty Famous Stories Retold by James Baldwin, first published in 1896, is a rare manuscript, the original residing in one of the great libraries of the world. This book is a reproduction of that original, which has been scanned and cleaned by state-of-the-art publishing tools for better readability and enhanced appreciation. Restoration Editors' mission is to bring long out of print manuscripts back to life. Some smudges, annotations or unclear text may still exist, due to permanent damage to the original work. We believe the literary significance of the text justifies offering this reproduction, allowing a new generation to appreciate it.
Download or read book William Tell the Hero of Switzerland written by Florian and published by . This book was released on 1830 with total page 129 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Concise History of Switzerland written by Clive H. Church and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2013-05-23 with total page 325 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Despite its position at the heart of Europe and its quintessentially European nature, Switzerland's history is often overlooked within the English-speaking world. This comprehensive and engaging history of Switzerland traces the historical and cultural development of this fascinating but neglected European country from the end of the Dark Ages up to the present. The authors focus on the initial Confederacy of the Middle Ages; the religious divisions which threatened it after 1500 and its surprising survival amongst Europe's monarchies; the turmoil following the French Revolution and conquest, which continued until the Federal Constitution of 1848; the testing of the Swiss nation through the late nineteenth century and then two World Wars and the Depression of the 1930s; and the unparalleled economic and social growth and political success of the post-war era. The book concludes with a discussion of the contemporary challenges, often shared with neighbours, that shape the country today.
Download or read book Target Switzerland written by Stephen P. Halbrook and published by Da Capo Press. This book was released on 2009-08-05 with total page 366 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Countless books have been written on the military history of World War II, however astonishingly little information has appeared about the one country that stared the Nazis down and refused to become an accomplice to the horrors of the Third Reich. This book provides an objective, year-by-year account of Switzerland's military role in World War II, including her defensive strategies, details of Nazi invasion plans, and Switzerland's moral, material and humanitarian links to the Allies. Swiss neutrality in World War II has been criticized in recent years, but the country was entirely surrounded by Axis powers and managed, as revealed here, to render considerable assistance to the Allies.
Download or read book William Tell or The patriot of Switzerland By Florian And Hofer the Tyrolese by the author of Claudine c i e Marie Elizabeth Budden New edition written by Jean Pierre CLARIS DE FLORIAN and published by . This book was released on 1837 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book William Tell Or the Patriot of Switzerland written by Jean Pierre Claris de Florian and published by . This book was released on 1823 with total page 171 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book William Tell written by Florian and published by . This book was released on 1840 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
