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Jump to navigationJump to searchThe Black Count: Glory, revolution, betrayal and the real Count of Monte Cristo by Tom Reiss (view source)
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|summary=Fascinating tale of an almost-forgotten hero. Huge recommendation.
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'''Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Biography 2013'''
While the novels of Alexandre Dumas, like ''The Three Musketeers'' and ''The Count of Monte Cristo'', weren't true, they were based on a real hero - Dumas's own father. Born the son of a slave and a French nobleman, General Alexandre Dumas would go on to rise to fame and fortune during the French Revolution, only to face racism, betrayal, and a rivalry with Napoleon Bonaparte which would eventually lead to the virtual disappearance from history of this incredible figure.
