Skip to content
  • Home
  • Shop
  • About Us
  • Search
  • Contact Us
  • Login
View cart
  • Login
Close
  • Home
  • Shop
  • About Us
  • Search
  • Contact Us
Home The Black Count: Glory, Revolution, Betrayal, and the Real Count of Monte Cristo (Pulitzer Prize for Biography) - Paperback
The Black Count: Glory, Revolution, Betrayal, and the Real Count of Monte Cristo (Pulitzer Prize for Biography)
  • Biography & Autobiography,
  • Books,
  • Cultural & Ethnic & Regional,
  • Historical,
  • Military,
  • Price Written on Book,

The Black Count: Glory, Revolution, Betrayal, and the Real Count of Monte Cristo (Pulitzer Prize for Biography) - Paperback

Original price $27.80 - Original price $27.80
Original price
$27.80
$27.80 - $27.80
Current price $27.80
| /
Availability: In Stock
SKU 9780307382474
  • Description
  • Reviews ()

Additional information

Report copyright infringement

by Tom Reiss (Author)

WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE FOR BIOGRAPHY - ONE OF ESQUIRE'S BEST BIOGRAPHIES OF ALL TIME

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 world than any man of his race would before our own time. Born in Saint-Domingue (now Haiti), Alex Dumas made his way to Paris, where he rose to command armies at the height of the Revolution--until he met an implacable enemy he could not defeat.

The Black Count is simultaneously a riveting adventure story, a lushly textured evocation of 18th-century France, and a window into the modern world's first multi-racial society. TIME magazine called The Black Count "one of those quintessentially human stories of strength and courage that sheds light on the historical moment that made it possible." But it is also a heartbreaking story of the enduring bonds of love between a father and son.

Author Biography

TOM REISS is the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Black Count and the author of the celebrated international bestseller The Orientalist. His biographical pieces have appeared The New Yorker, The New York Times and other publications. He makes his home in New York City.

Number of Pages: 432
Dimensions: 1.3 x 7.9 x 5.1 IN
Illustrated: Yes
Publication Date: May 14, 2013

You may also like

  • !Ah y Le Lo Lay, Le Lo Ley! Musica Tipica de Puerto Rico

    !Ah y Le Lo Lay, Le Lo Ley! Musica Tipica de Puerto Rico - Paperback

    In stock

    Report copyright infringementby Nereida Ayala-Guzman (Author)Pretendemos por medio de "Ahi Le Lo Lai Le Lo Lei, Música Típica de Puerto Rico", resa...

    View full details
    Original price $38.88 - Original price $38.88
    Original price
    $38.88
    $38.88 - $38.88
    Current price $38.88
    | /
    Original price $38.88 - Original price $38.88
    Original price
    $38.88
    $38.88 - $38.88
    Current price $38.88
    | /
  • !Búscalo! (Look It Up!): A Quick Reference Guide to Spanish Grammar and Usage

    !Búscalo! (Look It Up!): A Quick Reference Guide to Spanish Grammar and Usage - Hardcover

    In stock

    Report copyright infringementby William M. Clarkson (Author)A novel approach--very useful for quick reference.--Mark Goldin Associate Professor of ...

    View full details
    Original price $31.27 - Original price $31.27
    Original price
    $31.27
    $31.27 - $31.27
    Current price $31.27
    | /
    Original price $31.27 - Original price $31.27
    Original price
    $31.27
    $31.27 - $31.27
    Current price $31.27
    | /
  • !Búscalo! (Look It Up!): A Quick Reference Guide to Spanish Grammar and Usage

    !Búscalo! (Look It Up!): A Quick Reference Guide to Spanish Grammar and Usage - Paperback

    In stock

    Report copyright infringementby William M. Clarkson (Author)"A novel approach-very useful for quick reference." --Mark Goldin, Associate Professor...

    View full details
    Original price $24.92 - Original price $24.92
    Original price
    $24.92
    $24.92 - $24.92
    Current price $24.92
    | /
    Original price $24.92 - Original price $24.92
    Original price
    $24.92
    $24.92 - $24.92
    Current price $24.92
    | /
  • !Eureka!

    !Eureka! - Hardcover

    In stock

    Report copyright infringementby Peter Santino (Author)A Practical Guide to Understanding and UtilizingTraditional Techniques of Plaster Repair &...

    View full details
    Original price $46.29 - Original price $46.29
    Original price
    $46.29
    $46.29 - $46.29
    Current price $46.29
    | /
    Original price $46.29 - Original price $46.29
    Original price
    $46.29
    $46.29 - $46.29
    Current price $46.29
    | /
  • !LETTER TO THE UNITED NATIONS! !REPARATIONS NOW! The Many Reasons Why: St. Mark's-in-the-Bowery Church, The Dutch Royal Family, The Kingdom of the Net

    !LETTER TO THE UNITED NATIONS! !REPARATIONS NOW! The Many Reasons Why: St. Mark's-in-the-Bowery Church, The Dutch Royal Family, The Kingdom of the Net - Paperback

    In stock

    Report copyright infringementby K. F. Harris (Author)This book !Letter to the United Nations! !Reparations Now! The Many Reasons Why: St. Mark's-in...

    View full details
    Original price $86.38 - Original price $86.38
    Original price
    $86.38
    $86.38 - $86.38
    Current price $86.38
    | /
    Original price $86.38 - Original price $86.38
    Original price
    $86.38
    $86.38 - $86.38
    Current price $86.38
    | /
Shop collection

#DiscoverGreatBooks


Discover books that inspire growth, creativity, and imagination for readers of all ages.

Main menu

  • Home
  • Shop
  • About Us
  • Search
  • Contact Us

Footer menu

  • Search

Follow us

Find us on Facebook Find us on Threads Find us on Telegram Find us on Instagram Find us on LinkedIn Find us on Twitter
  • Search

Copyright © 2026 Selloorium. All rights reserved.

  • Choosing a selection results in a full page refresh.
  • Opens in a new window.