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The Black Count: Glory, revolution, betrayal and the real Count of Monte Cristo - Community Reviews back

by Tom Reiss
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Kaethe
Kaethe rated it 12 years ago
Alexandre Dumas father, Alex Dumas, was a perfect fictional hero: strong, brave, tall, graceful, personally charming, skilled in all forms of fighting, principled, honest, faithful, etc. He was also one hell of a general. Unfortunately, he was a black man at a time when Napoleon, and the French Repu...
Thewanderingjew
Thewanderingjew rated it 12 years ago
The author tells the story of the real Count of Monte Cristo, Haitian born,Tomas Alexander Dumas, and the battles he fought as he endeavored to protect France and its principles. The author presents this true story in an easy to understand format, although occasionally the timeline gets a bit confus...
katiewilkins186
katiewilkins186 rated it 12 years ago
Although many of you have probably read or watched The Count of Monte Cristo and The Three Musketeers, few people know that many of the adventures in these classics were inspired by the author’s father, also named Alex Dumas. From exciting sword fights to wrongful imprisonment, this true story has i...
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