Ulrich Braker, The Life Story and Real Adventures of the Poor Man of Toggenburg

Authors

Leo Schelbert

Keywords

Book Review, Ulrich Braker, Toggenburg

Abstract

Have you not sometimes wished to know in some detail how your (Swiss} ancestors, say of the 18th century, have lived, what kind of daily or unusual troubles they have faced, and what hopes and fears have sustained them? Derek Bowman's translation of t he autobiography of the "Poor Man of Toggenburg" makes just such a portrait available to American readers. It was painted by a writer who was unusual less in his external life-path than in his clarity of vision and in his power of description.

Recommended Citation

Schelbert, Leo (1973) "Ulrich Braker, The Life Story and Real Adventures of the Poor Man of Toggenburg," Swiss American Historical Society Newsletter: Vol. 9: Iss. 2, Article 6.
Available at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/sahs_newsletter/vol9/iss2/6