Highroad to the Stake: A Tale of Witchcraft (English and German Edition)

By Michael Kunze

Book Overview

A riveting story of the Pappenheimers, a vagrant family in Germany, 1600, whose lives turned into a nightmare when they were arrested for "crimes" unbeknownst to them. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0226462110
• ISBN13: 9780226462110
• Release Date: January 1987
• Publisher: Univ of Chicago Pr
• Length: 440 Pages
• Weight: 1.59 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Poignant case study

Highroad to the Stake is the poignant study of a 16th century Bavarian family. The Pappenheimers were a destitute family, privy cleaners and beggars by trade, who were accused of various acts of witchcraft. The book chronicles the life, arrest, torture, and execution of the entire family.