The Broken Cup
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| Rating | : | 4.73 (626 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B01AVISKZ2 |
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| Number of Pages | : | 190 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-03-28 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
This is a history of Switzerland written by reformer Heinrich Zschokke, who became Swiss later in his life. From the preface: “WHILE studying the history of Switzerland on Swiss soil, I was charmed by the simple beauty, the conciseness and impartiality of Zschokke’s popular work, which is used as a textbook in many, if not in all, of the Confederate Cantons; and, with the assent of pastor Emil Zschokke of Aarau, the worthy continuer of his late celebrated father’s labors, I made the following translation from the ninth enlarged edition. Having myself felt a want of information on the subject, I now present this translation to my fellow-citizens of
A silly simplistic tale that takes itself seriously. Steve Anderson This silly simplistic, contradictory story might have been good 100 years ago but it's just dumb to this reader now.