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

from xymon81

What an interesting topic and one that I really was not familiar with. The French Revolution is such a complex and turbulent time and one that before this never really sat down to really understand. For being a multi layered novel it flows together so well. You have three things, the main charact...

from shadowofthewind

Tom Reiss is a huge fan of Alexandre Dumas. Reading through his attempted memoir, he finds that Dumas idolized his father and that many of his stories are based on his exploits. Going on an adventure of his own, he sets out to find Thomas-Alexandre Dumas Davy de la Pailletrie and reveals a long f...

from michigantrumpet

Few readers astounded by Alexandre Dumas' swashbuckling tales of derring do in The Count of Monte Cristo and The Three Musketeers realize they have a basis in a true French hero - Dumas' father. The story of Thomas-Alexandre Dumas - a larger than life character befitting any novel - is well worth...

from jcarpentercc

Working through this one a bit slowly, but it's good so far. An interesting history lesson - Alexandre Dumas, the French Revolution, sugar plantations, and more...now I definitely want to go back and read The Three Musketeers and The Count of Monte Cristo to see what all Dumas drew from his fathe...

from Stbalbach

I was really looking forward to what seemed like a fun book, but it turned out to be heavy on the theme of Franco-Black race-relations in late 18th century France (a narrow but important subject to be sure) and light on personal action/adventure. The problem appears to be few sources for his life...