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.
As Britain and France became more powerful during the eighteenth century, small states such as Geneva could no longer stand militarily against these commercial monarchies. Furthermore, many Genevans f
In the 1700s, Jean-Jacques Rousseau celebrated the Alps as the quintessence of the triumph of nature over the “horrors” of civilization. Now available in English, History of the Alps, 1500-1900: Envir
In the 1700s, Jean-Jacques Rousseau celebrated the Alps as the quintessence of the triumph of nature over the “horrors” of civilization. Now available in English, History of the Alps, 1500-1900: Envir
The Alps are Europe's highest mountain range: their broad arc stretches right across the center of the continent, encompassing a wide range of traditions and cultures. Andrew Beattie explores the turb
A historian who lived in Switzerland as a child and returned as a visiting scholar provides a balanced perspective on the country's 1000-year history. Basing his work partly on newly discovered archiv
This remarkable history tells the story of the independent city-republic of Basel in the nineteenth century, and of four major thinkers who shaped its intellectual history: the historian Jacob Burckha
Drawing on a wealth of diaries, travel journals, and memoirs, the author traces the rags-to-riches story of Thomas Platter, a sixteenth-century pauper, shepherd, and wanderer who rose to become a famo
