William Tell: One against an Empire A Swiss Legend (Graphic Myths and Legends)

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He wanted nothing more than to live in peace until a petty tyrant forced him into a cruel choice: Swiss hunter William Tell is famous for his great skill with a crossbow. A mild-mannered husband and father he just wants a quiet life for his family. Yet his homelands brutal foreign rulers are making such an existence impossible. Then one day a ruthless official forces Tell into a terrible choice: Shoot an apple off his sons heador be killed along with his son. Will he accept this awful challenge?