The glory, revolution, betrayal, and the real Count of Monte Cristo Reiss, Tom. creator David Lindroth Inc text bibliography biography nyu New York Crown Trade 2012 monographic eng Eng

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ix, 414 p. : maps ; 25 cm. 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. 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. Tom Reiss ; [maps by David Lindroth Inc.]. Includes bibliographical references (p. [341]-403) and index. e-fr--- Dumas, Thomas Alexandre 1762-1806 Generals France Biography Generales Francia Biografía France. Armée Biography France History, Military 1789-1815 Dumas, Alexandre 1802-1870 Family 318 DC 146 R378b 2012 944.04092 9780307382474 (hardcover) 9780307952950 (ebook) 2012017633 DLC 120510 20230410103731.0 115949