num_pages: 216
description: Dedicated to Lyuben Karavelov the book gives glaring details into the atmosphere and conditions under which Bulgarian insurgents organized themselves to rise against the Ottoman (Turkish) Empire and ultimately gained independence. A gradually weakened Ottoman Empire begins to struggle to quell uprisings all over the Balkan peninsula. Successes of rebels such as the Herzegovins further embolden determined Bulgarian rebels who suffer numerous setbacks in winning support and reinforcements by the local population. Once set in motion the passion of the insurgents cannot be matched by the resources and resolve of an Empire.
language: English
title: Zachary Stoyanoff; Pages From the Autobiography of a Bulgarian Insurgent
publisher: Edward Arnold, London