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The Black Count : glory, revolution, betrayal, and the real Count of Monte Cristo / Tom Reiss ; [maps by David Lindroth Inc.].

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextLanguage: Eng Publication details: New York : Crown Trade, 2012.Description: ix, 414 p. : maps ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 9780307382474 (hardcover)
  • 9780307952950 (ebook)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 944.04092
LOC classification:
  • 318 DC 146 R378b 2012
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.
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.
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Libro Biblioteca Juan Bosch Biblioteca Juan Bosch Recursos Regionales Recursos Regionales (2do. Piso) 318 DC 146 R378b 2012 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 1 Available 00000103185

Includes bibliographical references (p. [341]-403) and index.

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.

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.

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