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The Black Count : glory, revolution, betrayal, and the real Count of Monte Cristo, Tom Reiss
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- Summary
- Who was the real Count of Monte Cristo? In this extraordinary biography, Tom Reiss traces the almost unbelievable life of the man who inspired not only Monte Cristo, but all three of the Musketeers: the novelist's own father. Born in St Dominigue in 1762, the son of a French nobleman and a sugar plantation slave, General Alexandre Dumas did not have an auspicious start in life. Things got worse when his father sold him into slavery to pay his passage back to Normandy. But six months later, Dumas' fortunes changed. His father bought him out of slavery and raised him in France, where Dumas went to the nation's finest schools and fencing academies, and having enrolled in the army became known as France's most handsome and strongest soldier. By the time Napoleon invaded Egypt, Dumas was his top cavalry commander. But Napoleon was threatened by the physical prowess and popularity of this black nobleman. He engineered his disgrace and imprisonment, and to please the sugar growers reintroduced slavery. A brief flowering of freedom and equality was over and forgotten, but Dumas' legacy would live on in the novels of the son who adored him. Reiss tells this tale with magisterial authority. Long years of research have led him across Europe, the Caribbean and the Middle East in search of forgotten documents. He has journeyed through the Alps where Dumas scaled unscalable ice cliffs. He has walked the streets of Cairo where Dumas' intrepid cavalry charge is still remembered. The result is an enthralling book that entertains, astounds and triumphantly resurrects a lost hero from the world's first multiracial society
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Extent
- ix, 414 p.
- Contents
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- Machine generated contents note: BOOK ONE
- ch. 1 The Sugar Factory
- ch. 2 The Black Code
- ch. 3 Norman Conquest
- ch. 4 "No One Is a Slave in France"
- ch. 5 Americans in Paris
- ch. 6 Black Count in the City of Light
- ch. 7 A Queen's Dragoon
- BOOK TWO
- ch. 8 Summers of Revolution
- ch. 9 "Regeneration by Blood"
- ch. 10 "The Black Heart Also Beats for Liberty"
- ch. 11 "Mr. Humanity"
- ch. 12 The Battle for the Top of the World
- ch. 13 The Bottom of the Revolution
- ch. 14 The Siege
- ch. 15 The Black Devil
- BOOK THREE
- ch. 16 Leader of the Expedition
- ch. 17 "The Delirium of His Republicanism"
- ch. 18 Dreams on Fire
- ch. 19 Prisoner of the Holy Faith Army
- ch. 20 "Citizeness Dumas ... Is Worried About the Fate of Her Husband"
- ch. 21 The Dungeon
- ch. 22 Wait and Hope
- Isbn
- 9781846556623
- Label
- The Black Count : glory, revolution, betrayal, and the real Count of Monte Cristo
- Title
- The Black Count
- Title remainder
- glory, revolution, betrayal, and the real Count of Monte Cristo
- Statement of responsibility
- Tom Reiss
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- Who was the real Count of Monte Cristo? In this extraordinary biography, Tom Reiss traces the almost unbelievable life of the man who inspired not only Monte Cristo, but all three of the Musketeers: the novelist's own father. Born in St Dominigue in 1762, the son of a French nobleman and a sugar plantation slave, General Alexandre Dumas did not have an auspicious start in life. Things got worse when his father sold him into slavery to pay his passage back to Normandy. But six months later, Dumas' fortunes changed. His father bought him out of slavery and raised him in France, where Dumas went to the nation's finest schools and fencing academies, and having enrolled in the army became known as France's most handsome and strongest soldier. By the time Napoleon invaded Egypt, Dumas was his top cavalry commander. But Napoleon was threatened by the physical prowess and popularity of this black nobleman. He engineered his disgrace and imprisonment, and to please the sugar growers reintroduced slavery. A brief flowering of freedom and equality was over and forgotten, but Dumas' legacy would live on in the novels of the son who adored him. Reiss tells this tale with magisterial authority. Long years of research have led him across Europe, the Caribbean and the Middle East in search of forgotten documents. He has journeyed through the Alps where Dumas scaled unscalable ice cliffs. He has walked the streets of Cairo where Dumas' intrepid cavalry charge is still remembered. The result is an enthralling book that entertains, astounds and triumphantly resurrects a lost hero from the world's first multiracial society
- Biography type
- individual biography
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Reiss, Tom
- Dewey number
- 944.04
- Illustrations
- maps
- Index
- index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Dumas, Thomas Alexandre
- Dumas, Alexandre
- France
- Generals
- France
- Target audience
- adult
- Label
- The Black Count : glory, revolution, betrayal, and the real Count of Monte Cristo, Tom Reiss
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Contents
- Machine generated contents note: BOOK ONE -- ch. 1 The Sugar Factory -- ch. 2 The Black Code -- ch. 3 Norman Conquest -- ch. 4 "No One Is a Slave in France" -- ch. 5 Americans in Paris -- ch. 6 Black Count in the City of Light -- ch. 7 A Queen's Dragoon -- BOOK TWO -- ch. 8 Summers of Revolution -- ch. 9 "Regeneration by Blood" -- ch. 10 "The Black Heart Also Beats for Liberty" -- ch. 11 "Mr. Humanity" -- ch. 12 The Battle for the Top of the World -- ch. 13 The Bottom of the Revolution -- ch. 14 The Siege -- ch. 15 The Black Devil -- BOOK THREE -- ch. 16 Leader of the Expedition -- ch. 17 "The Delirium of His Republicanism" -- ch. 18 Dreams on Fire -- ch. 19 Prisoner of the Holy Faith Army -- ch. 20 "Citizeness Dumas ... Is Worried About the Fate of Her Husband" -- ch. 21 The Dungeon -- ch. 22 Wait and Hope
- Control code
- 000049139448
- Dimensions
- 24 cm.
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Extent
- ix, 414 p.
- Form of item
- regular print reproduction
- Isbn
- 9781846556623
- Isbn Type
- (pbk.)
- Other physical details
- maps
- Label
- The Black Count : glory, revolution, betrayal, and the real Count of Monte Cristo, Tom Reiss
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Contents
- Machine generated contents note: BOOK ONE -- ch. 1 The Sugar Factory -- ch. 2 The Black Code -- ch. 3 Norman Conquest -- ch. 4 "No One Is a Slave in France" -- ch. 5 Americans in Paris -- ch. 6 Black Count in the City of Light -- ch. 7 A Queen's Dragoon -- BOOK TWO -- ch. 8 Summers of Revolution -- ch. 9 "Regeneration by Blood" -- ch. 10 "The Black Heart Also Beats for Liberty" -- ch. 11 "Mr. Humanity" -- ch. 12 The Battle for the Top of the World -- ch. 13 The Bottom of the Revolution -- ch. 14 The Siege -- ch. 15 The Black Devil -- BOOK THREE -- ch. 16 Leader of the Expedition -- ch. 17 "The Delirium of His Republicanism" -- ch. 18 Dreams on Fire -- ch. 19 Prisoner of the Holy Faith Army -- ch. 20 "Citizeness Dumas ... Is Worried About the Fate of Her Husband" -- ch. 21 The Dungeon -- ch. 22 Wait and Hope
- Control code
- 000049139448
- Dimensions
- 24 cm.
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Extent
- ix, 414 p.
- Form of item
- regular print reproduction
- Isbn
- 9781846556623
- Isbn Type
- (pbk.)
- Other physical details
- maps
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