Vlad the impaler : the real Count Dracula
Title:
Vlad the impaler : the real Count Dracula
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Summary:
Chronicles the life and vicious exploits of Vlad the Impaler who, during the fifteenth century, extended his reign of terror across most of the known Roman world.
Other Title:
Real Count Dracula
Year Published:
2008
Series:
Physical Description:
128 p. : ill., maps ; 18 cm.
Contents:
World of Vlad Dracula -- Wicked web -- Introduction -- Making of a monster: Little devil -- Family ties -- Hostage crisis -- Free at last -- Becoming prince: Prince for a day -- On the run -- Light goes out -- Power to the prince -- Vlad the impaler in pictures -- Impaler rules: Blood of the boyars -- Ruling with an iron stake -- Raids of terror -- Taking it to the Turks -- No more at stake -- Final years: Escape! -- Legacy of cruelty -- Wicked? -- Timeline of terror -- Glossary -- Find out more -- Index -- Authors' note and bibliography.
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ISBN:
9780531125991
Publisher:
New York : Franklin Watts, c2008.
