Hans Landis: Swiss Anabaptist Martyr in Seventeenth Century Documents

Co-editors: David J. Rempel Smucker and John L. Ruth. The memory of Hans Landis, a rugged Anabaptist farmer living a half-day's walk from Zurich, Switzerland, remains alive among Mennonites and Amish nearly four centuries after his execution in 1614. This source book presents 25 documents in careful transcription from the original languages and in English translation, plus facsimile and translation of a martyr ballad. All relate to the life, death and legacy of Landis. Hardcover. Ohio Amish Library, 2003. 234 pages.