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Essays on Romanian History (Paperback)
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This volume brings together a lifetime of studies on Romanian
history and culture by one of the leading American scholars on the
history of Romania, Radu R. Florescu. While each chapter is a
separate study, in their totality, they form a vision of Romanian
history, dealing with issues from ancient times to the present day.
Among the studies included in this volume are: The Formation of a
Nation from the Earliest Times to Burebista; The Struggle between
Decebal and Trajan; Prince Negru - Founder of the First Romanian
Principality; The Search for Dracula; Vlad Dracul II (1436-1442,
1443-1447); Vlad III The Impaler (or Dracula) (1448, 1456-1462,
1476) - Tactician of Terror or National Hero; The Origins of the
Dragon Symbol; Dracula in the Romanian Literature; The Dracula
Image in Folklore; Captain John Smith and Romania (1580-1631);
Michael the Brave (1593-1601); Dimitrie Cantemir and the Battle of
Stanilesti (1710-1711); The Uniate Church; The Phanariot Regime;
Horea, Closca, and Crisan: Peasants in Arms: 1784-1785; General Ion
Emanoil Florescu: Father of the Romanian Army 1817-1893; Elena
Cuza: Neglected Woman and Wife (1825-1909); Dumitru Florescu: A
Forgotten Pioneer in the History of Romanian Music (1827-1875);
Diplomatic and Military Preparation for the War of 1877-1878; An
Intimate View; King Carol and Lupescu; and Mircea Eliade's
Contribution to History. The author, Radu R. Florescu, was a
professor of history at Boston College. He is the author of The
Struggle against Russia in the Romanian Principalities, Dracula:
Prince of Many Faces, and In Search of Dracula.
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