The Rhine River is Europe’s most important commercial waterway, channeling the flow of trade among Switzerland, France, Germany, and the Netherlands.

In two centuries of non-stop hydraulic tinkering the Rhine River has been modified more than any other large river in the world.

This volume brings together eminent literary and cultural historians to present materials and analyses from various of the central nexus of European culture.

Primitive Times.—The First Settlers on the Rhine.—Masters going to School.—Sanskrit and Breton.—Ax Idle God.—Microscopic Deities.—Tree Worship.—Birth-Trees and Death-Trees.

An exciting addition to the multiple New York Times best-selling Ring of Fire alternate history series created by Eric Flint.

Describes the land and people surrounding the Rhine River which flows through Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Germany, and the Netherlands.