Black Count: Glory, Revolution, Betrayal, and the Real Count of Monte Cristo
Title: Black Count: Glory, Revolution, Betrayal, and the Real Count of Monte Cristo Author: Tom Reiss ISBN: 9780307382467 Publisher: Crown Published: 2012 Binding: Hardcover Language: English Condition: Used: Very Good Clean, unmarked copy with some edge wear. Good binding. Dust jacket included if issued with one. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders. A 1611738 Publisher Description: WINNER OF THE 2013 PULITZER PRIZE FOR BIOGRAPHY General Alex Dumas is a man almost unknown today, yet his story is strikingly familiar--because his son, the novelist Alexandre Dumas, used his larger-than-life feats as inspiration for such classics as The Count of Monte Cristo and The Three Musketeers. But, hidden behind General Dumas's swashbuckling adventures was an even more incredible secret: he was the son of a black slave--who rose higher in the white wo