A Safe Conduct

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P. Owen, 1995 - Fiction - 184 pages
A fictionalized account of a 15th Century children's revolt in Germany. When the local count increases taxes, a mysterious youth--in fact the count's bastard son--incites the village children to rebel. The children appoint a shepherd as their chief and defeat the count's troops. The count asks for negotiations, the shepherd goes and is hanged, the rebellion collapses and only the son gains, now recognized by his father.

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Section 2
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Section 3
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A Safe Conduct
Peter Vansittart
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About the author (1995)

Historical fiction author Peter Vansittart was born in Bedford, England. He attended Winchester College and Worcester College. He was the director of the Burgess Hill school in Hampstead, London from 1947 to 1959. His first novel, I Am the World, was published in 1942. He wrote and edited more than 50 books in his lifetime including The Death of Robin Hood; The Game and the Ground; Green Kights, Black Angels; Voices from the Great War; and Survival Tactics. He died on October 4, 2008 at the age of 88.

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TitleA Safe Conduct
Peter Owen paperback
AuthorPeter Vansittart
Editionillustrated
PublisherP. Owen, 1995
Original fromthe University of Michigan
Digitized13 Mar 2008
ISBN0720609534, 9780720609530
Length184 pages
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