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The Black Count : glory, revolution, betrayal, and the real Count of Monte Cristo, Tom Reiss ; [maps by David Lindroth Inc.]
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- Summary
- Explores the life and career of Thomas Alexandre Dumas, a man almost unknown today, but whose swashbuckling exploits appear in The three musketeers and whose trials and triumphs inspired The count of Monte Cristo
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- ix, 414 p.
- Contents
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- Prologue, part 1 : February 26, 1806
- Prologue, part 2 : January 25, 2007
- The sugar factory
- The Black Code
- Norman Conquest
- "No one is a slave in France"
- Americans in Paris
- Black Count in the City of Light
- A queen's dragoon
- Summers of revolution
- "Regeneration by blood"
- "The black heart also beats for liberty"
- "Mr. Humanity"
- The battle for the top of the world
- The bottom of the Revolution
- The siege
- The Black Devil
- Leader of the expedition
- "The delirium of his republicanism"
- Dreams on fire
- Prisoner of the Holy Faith Army
- "Citizeness Dumas...is worried about the fate of her husband"
- The dungeon
- Wait and hope
- The forgotten statue
- Isbn
- 9780307382467
- 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 ; [maps by David Lindroth Inc.]
- Subject
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- France, Armée -- Biography
- trueDumas, Thomas Alexandre, 1762-1806
- trueFathers and sons -- France
- trueFrance -- History -- 18th century
- trueFrance -- History, Military -- 1789-1815
- trueGenerals -- France -- Biography
- trueHistory writing -- Europe | France
- trueLife stories -- Law and order | Armed forces personnel
- trueMulticulturalism -- France
- trueMultiracial men
- trueSoldiers -- France
- trueAristocracy -- France
- trueBiographies
- trueCharacters and characteristics in literature
- trueDumas, Alexandre, 1802-1870
- Dumas, Alexandre, 1802-1870 -- Family
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- Explores the life and career of Thomas Alexandre Dumas, a man almost unknown today, but whose swashbuckling exploits appear in The three musketeers and whose trials and triumphs inspired The count of Monte Cristo
- Summary
- Traces the story of the mixed-race swordsman and father of novelist Alexandre Dumas, discussing his rise to the French aristocracy, his military triumphs ,and the adventures that inspired such classics as "The Three Musketeers" and "The Count of Monte Cristo."
- Award
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- New York Times Notable Book, 2012.
- Pulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography, 2013.
- Biography type
- individual biography
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/bookUI
- 10316582
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Reiss, Tom
- Dewey number
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- 944.04092
- B
- Illustrations
- maps
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- DC146.D83
- LC item number
- R46 2012
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
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- David Lindroth Inc
- http://library.link/vocab/resourcePreferred
- True
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Dumas, Thomas Alexandre
- Generals
- France
- France
- Dumas, Alexandre
- Target audience
- adult
- http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/titleRemainder
- glory, revolution, betrayal, and the real Count of Monte Cristo
- Label
- The Black Count : glory, revolution, betrayal, and the real Count of Monte Cristo, Tom Reiss ; [maps by David Lindroth Inc.]
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [341]-403) and index
- Contents
- Prologue, part 1 : February 26, 1806 -- Prologue, part 2 : January 25, 2007 -- The sugar factory -- The Black Code -- Norman Conquest -- "No one is a slave in France" -- Americans in Paris -- Black Count in the City of Light -- A queen's dragoon -- Summers of revolution -- "Regeneration by blood" -- "The black heart also beats for liberty" -- "Mr. Humanity" -- The battle for the top of the world -- The bottom of the Revolution -- The siege -- The Black Devil -- Leader of the expedition -- "The delirium of his republicanism" -- Dreams on fire -- Prisoner of the Holy Faith Army -- "Citizeness Dumas...is worried about the fate of her husband" -- The dungeon -- Wait and hope -- The forgotten statue
- Control code
- ocn793503467
- Dimensions
- 25 cm.
- Extent
- ix, 414 p.
- Isbn
- 9780307382467
- Lccn
- 2012017633
- Other physical details
- maps
- System control number
- (OCoLC)793503467
- Label
- The Black Count : glory, revolution, betrayal, and the real Count of Monte Cristo, Tom Reiss ; [maps by David Lindroth Inc.]
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [341]-403) and index
- Contents
- Prologue, part 1 : February 26, 1806 -- Prologue, part 2 : January 25, 2007 -- The sugar factory -- The Black Code -- Norman Conquest -- "No one is a slave in France" -- Americans in Paris -- Black Count in the City of Light -- A queen's dragoon -- Summers of revolution -- "Regeneration by blood" -- "The black heart also beats for liberty" -- "Mr. Humanity" -- The battle for the top of the world -- The bottom of the Revolution -- The siege -- The Black Devil -- Leader of the expedition -- "The delirium of his republicanism" -- Dreams on fire -- Prisoner of the Holy Faith Army -- "Citizeness Dumas...is worried about the fate of her husband" -- The dungeon -- Wait and hope -- The forgotten statue
- Control code
- ocn793503467
- Dimensions
- 25 cm.
- Extent
- ix, 414 p.
- Isbn
- 9780307382467
- Lccn
- 2012017633
- Other physical details
- maps
- System control number
- (OCoLC)793503467
Subject
- France, Armée -- Biography
- trueDumas, Thomas Alexandre, 1762-1806
- trueFathers and sons -- France
- trueFrance -- History -- 18th century
- trueFrance -- History, Military -- 1789-1815
- trueGenerals -- France -- Biography
- trueHistory writing -- Europe | France
- trueLife stories -- Law and order | Armed forces personnel
- trueMulticulturalism -- France
- trueMultiracial men
- trueSoldiers -- France
- trueAristocracy -- France
- trueBiographies
- trueCharacters and characteristics in literature
- trueDumas, Alexandre, 1802-1870
- Dumas, Alexandre, 1802-1870 -- Family
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