{"product_id":"the-black-count-glory-revolution-betrayal-and-the-real-count-of-monte-cristo-pulitzer-prize-for-biography-paperback","title":"The Black Count: Glory, Revolution, Betrayal, and the Real Count of Monte Cristo (Pulitzer Prize for Biography) - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTom Reiss\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE FOR BIOGRAPHY - ONE OF \u003ci\u003eESQUIRE\u003c\/i\u003e'S BEST BIOGRAPHIES OF ALL TIME\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e General Alex Dumas is a man almost unknown today, yet his story is strikingly familiar\u003cb\u003e--\u003c\/b\u003ebecause his son, the novelist Alexandre Dumas, used his larger-than-life feats as inspiration for such classics as \u003ci\u003eThe Count of Monte Cristo\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Three Musketeers\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut, hidden behind General Dumas's swashbuckling adventures was an even more incredible secret: he was the son of a black slave\u003cb\u003e--\u003c\/b\u003ewho 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\u003cb\u003e--\u003c\/b\u003euntil he met an implacable enemy he could not defeat. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe 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.\u003ci\u003e TIME\u003c\/i\u003e magazine called \u003ci\u003eThe Black Count\u003c\/i\u003e \"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.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eTOM REISS is the Pulitzer Prize-winning author o\u003ci\u003ef The Black Count \u003c\/i\u003eand the author of the celebrated international bestseller \u003ci\u003eThe Orientalist\u003c\/i\u003e. His biographical pieces have appeared \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e and other publications. He makes his home in New York City.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 432\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.3 x 7.9 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 14, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45584092987436,"sku":"9780307382474","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0618\/6260\/8940\/files\/ZEwyMk13YVB1L2NWeThpNHB6N0Frdz09.webp?v=1780195698","url":"https:\/\/littleredgeneralstore.com\/products\/the-black-count-glory-revolution-betrayal-and-the-real-count-of-monte-cristo-pulitzer-prize-for-biography-paperback","provider":"Little Red General Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}