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Product Description: William Tell is a drama written by Friedrich Schiller . The story focuses on the legendary Swiss marksman William Tell as part of the greater Swiss struggle for independence from the Habsburg Empire in the early 14th century. The fateful enmity of the tyrant Gessler, Governor of the Swiss cantons, and William Tell, an obscure huntsman, begins during a tempest on Lake Lucerne when Tell braves the angry waves to row to safety a peasant who is pursued by the Governor's horsemen...read more

Paperback:

9781517345426 | Createspace Independent Pub, September 14, 2015, cover price $9.00 | About this edition: William Tell is a drama written by Friedrich Schiller .

Library:

9780382068065 | Silver Burdett Pr, October 1, 1984, cover price $7.96 | About this edition: A simple retelling of the story of William Tell, the Swiss freedom fighter who was forced to shoot an apple from his son's head.

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Tells the tale of two physically deformed brothers--one good and one bad--who learn a valuable lesson in positive thinking when the good brother, reveling in the beauty of nature and his surroundings, gets a magical visit that changes both of their lives.

Hardcover:

9780735821026 | North South Books, September 6, 2006, cover price $16.95 | About this edition: In this version of the Swiss folktale, two humpback brothers, one good and friendly, the other bad-tempered and lazy, have their lives changed by a trip to their old hut in the mountains.

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Retells the famous legend of William Tell, who refused to kneel before the hat of an oppressive governor, was ordered to shoot an apple off of his son's head in punishment, and plotted to do away with the evil governor.

Hardcover:

9780374384364 | Farrar Straus & Giroux, March 1, 1996, cover price $16.00 | About this edition: Recounts how the legendary Swiss folk hero was forced to shoot an apple from his son's head by the tyrannical Austrian governor Gessler

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A restless woodcarver yearns to possess the power of a magnificent fir tree by using its wood to create a masterpiece, in a magical Swiss folktale that evokes the necessity of preserving the natural environment.
By Barry Root (illustrator) and Marti Stone

School and Library:

9780399222078 | Putnam Pub Group, October 1, 1992, cover price $14.95 | About this edition: In his quest to find the perfect wood for his masterpiece, a woodcarver tries to cut down the town's beloved singing fir tree

Retells the dramatic tale of why William Tell shot an apple from his son's head

Hardcover:

9780810938540 | Harry N Abrams Inc, September 1, 1991, cover price $17.95 | About this edition: Recounts how the legendary Swiss folk hero, forced to shoot an apple from his son's head by the evil governor, catalyzed the Swiss mountaineers' revolt against Austrian tyranny in the early 1300's.

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Recounts in rhyme the story of the legendary Swiss folk hero who shot the apple from his son's head

Hardcover:

9780553070316 | Bantam Dell Pub Group, March 1, 1991, cover price $14.95 | About this edition: Recounts in rhyme the story of the legendary Swiss folk hero who shot the apple from his son's head

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Recounts the story of the legendary Swiss folk hero who shot the apple from his son's head

Library:

9780817226305 | Heinemann/Raintree, March 1, 1989, cover price $19.97 | About this edition: Recounts the story of the legendary Swiss folk hero who shot the apple from his son's head

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William Tell defies the cruel and greedy bailiff, Gessler, and helps unite the new nation of Switzerland to drive out the Austrian soldiers
By Pascale Allamand (illustrator) and Nina Bawden

Hardcover:

9780688419851 | William Morrow & Co, October 1, 1981, cover price $11.75 | About this edition: A retelling of the story of William Tell, who shot an apple from his son's head and ultimately was responsible for the formation of the country of Switzerland.

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When a mole turns up in Albern, where no one has ever seen a mole, and when no one can decide what to do with it, an old man from the hills suggests they bury it

Hardcover:

9780689306716 | Encore Editions, September 1, 1978, cover price $1.79 | About this edition: No one in the village of Albern knows what to do with the strange creature Barney Plump unearthed.

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