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Dracul - Of the Father: The Untold Story of Vlad Dracul
Gold Medal Winner:Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Awards -Biography (2021)
Stories of Dracula have fascinated people around the world for generations. Both the fictional vampire created by the Irish author Bram Stoker at the end of the nineteenth century and the fifteenth century Prince called Vlad the Impaler, the man regarded as the historical Dracula, have become part of universal culture. Yet few realize that the Wallachian ruler dubbed \u201cthe Impaler, \u201d is not the original Dracula. Instead, that distinction belongs to his father, a little-known prince called Vlad Dracul. The elder Vlad, who gained the sobriquet Dracul or Dracula when Holy Roman Emperor Sigismund of Luxemburg initiated him into the Order of the Dragon in February 1431, was among the most important political personalities of his day. He far surpassed his more famous namesake in those qualities that define a great ruler. Vlad Dracul struggled to protect the independence of his land, under the most difficult of circumstances, against the threats posed by his powerful neighbors, the Ottoman Empire and the Kingdom of Hungary. In so doing, he in no small way contributed to the survival of his principality at a time when Ottoman expansion in the Balkans expunged countries such as Bulgaria and Serbia from the map of Europe. Several books have been devoted to the study of his famous son, Vlad the Impaler, but any search for the historical Dracula must begin with the story of the father. Now, for the first time, based on extensive documentary research, the true story of the man who founded the Dracula dynasty is revealed. The author, A.K. Brackob is specialist on East European history. His other books include Scanderbeg: A History of George Castriota and the Albanian Resistance to Islamic Expansion in the Fifteenth Century, and Mircea the Old: Father of Wallachia, Grandfather of Dracula
Book Details
- Publisher: Center for Romanian Studies
- Publish Date: Nov 23rd, 2021
- Pages: 456
- Language: English
- Edition: undefined - undefined
- Dimensions: 9.30in - 6.40in - 1.50in - 1.75lb
- EAN: 9781592110278
- Categories: • Historical• Eastern Europe - General• Europe - Medieval
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About the Author
Dr. A.K. Brackob is a noted specialist in the history of southeastern Europe. His other books include Scanderbeg: A History of George Castriota and the Albanian Resistance to Islamic Expansion in Fifteenth Century Europe.
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Praise for this book
"Vivifying Eastern Europe during the Middle Ages, Dracul: Of the Father is the engrossing biography of a passionate leader who was overshadowed in history by his son, but who is seen to have made important contributions nonetheless." --Foreword Reviews
"A deftly crafted, impressively informative, exceptionally well written, organized and presented biography." --Midwest Book Review