The Black Count: Glory, Revolution, Betrayal and the Real Count of Monte Cristo

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• The Black Count is an attempt to give Dumas the attention he deserves and make his story known to a modern audience.
• By the age of thirty-two was General-in-Chief of the French Army of the Alps, commanding 53,000 men.
• Napoleon remains one of the most well known historical figures of all time, but Alex Dumas has been largely forgotten.

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• Dumas—the son of a marquis and a slave—had the unique perspective of being from the highest and lowest ranks of society at once.
• The boy was raised in luxury. This was a time when the mulatto children of Frenchmen were accepted in French society.
• His race gave him a different perspective from the others.

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• The Black Count is a heroic narrative of glory, revolution, and betrayal.
• Dumas’s achievements resonate with the tumult and ideals of the French Revolution.
• His story challenges historical neglect and highlights issues of race and power.