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Legends of Dracula (A & E Biography (Lerner Paperback))

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This is not a book about the real Romanian prince Vlad Dracula, it has some historicla facts, but it is mainly a book intertwining the real prince with the mythical one created by Bram Stoker.if anyone has studeid Bram Stoker's book, they would see the notes at the Rosenbach museum in Philidelphia, Bram had next to nothing in information about the real Romanian prince Vlad Dracula.During the time Bram wrote 'Dracula' he only had available one or two books on the Romanian Prince. This book stated that most of Vlad Dracula's crimes were over exaggerated, then on the next page prior, they say that Dracula showed no pity for his horrendous crimes. First they say most were exaggerated, and then they use them as historical evidence, then, they state something about his character, when the man died over 500 years ago and they use only their opinion, and not FACTS about him. There are some errors in this outdated version, such as the large circles of impaled victims. This was not at Timpa hill in Brasov, but in Targoviste, outside Vlad's capital. The population of Brasov was @13,000 in the 14th century and also in the Brasov archives, it states Vlad only impaled 40 cheating merchants. Whoever else got in his way to stop him obviously got hurt. This is why the figure of 30,000 impaled outside of Brasov is a very EXAGGERATED figure. This book is a good read, but only if you know the difference between the two Dracula's:Mythical and Real.