The Black Count : glory, revolution, betrayal, and the real Count of Monte Cristo
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Published
New York : Crown Publishers, [2012].
ISBN
9780307382474, 0307382478, 9780307382467, 030738246X
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| Location | Call Number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Alsip-Merrionette Park Public Library District - Stacks | 944.04 REI BIOGRAPHY | On Shelf |
| Batavia Public Library District - Adult Biography | B Dumas, Thomas | On Shelf |
| Bellwood Public Library - Stacks | B DUM | On Shelf |
| Bensenville Community Public Library District - Nonfiction | 944.04 REI | On Shelf |
| Blue Island Public Library - Stacks | BIO DUM | On Shelf |
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Published
New York : Crown Publishers, [2012].
Format
Book
Physical Desc
ix, 414 pages : maps ; 25 cm
Language
English
ISBN
9780307382474, 0307382478, 9780307382467, 030738246X
Notes
General Note
Also published in paperback: Broadway Books, 2013.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 341-403) and index.
Description
The real-life protagonist of The Black Count, General Alex Dumas, is a man almost unknown today yet with a story that is strikingly familiar, because his son, the novelist Alexandre Dumas, used it to create some of the best loved heroes of literature. Yet, hidden behind these swashbuckling adventures was an even more incredible secret: the real hero was the son of a black slave -- who rose higher in the white world than any man of his race would before our own time. Born in Saint-Domingue (now Haiti), Alex Dumas was briefly sold into bondage but made his way to Paris where he was schooled as a sword-fighting member of the French aristocracy. Enlisting as a private, he rose to command armies at the height of the Revolution in an audacious campaign across Europe and the Middle East -- until he met an implacable enemy he could not defeat.
Awards
Pulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography Winner, 2013.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Reiss, T. (2012). The Black Count: glory, revolution, betrayal, and the real Count of Monte Cristo (First edition.). Crown Publishers.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Reiss, Tom. 2012. The Black Count: Glory, Revolution, Betrayal, and the Real Count of Monte Cristo. Crown Publishers.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Reiss, Tom. The Black Count: Glory, Revolution, Betrayal, and the Real Count of Monte Cristo Crown Publishers, 2012.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Reiss, Tom. The Black Count: Glory, Revolution, Betrayal, and the Real Count of Monte Cristo First edition., Crown Publishers, 2012.
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