Tom Reiss’ story of the real Count of Monte Cristo highlights the Black History behind The Count of Monte Cristo and The Three Musketeers. Haitian-born General Alex Dumas (1762-1806) is best remembered because his French-born son, Alexandre Dumas (1802-1870), authored the European classics named above. This book tells the true story of General Dumas, the son of a White man and a Black slave, who was enslaved in his youth and later became a commander of armies and a decorated member of the French aristocracy.
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