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

The Black Count:
Glory, Revolution, Betrayal,
and the Real Count of Monte Cristo
Author	Tom Reiss
Cover artist	Eric White (jacket design); Sam Weber (illustration)
Language	English
Subject	Thomas-Alexandre Dumas; History of France
Genre	Non-fiction; biography
Publisher	Crown Publishing Group
Publication date	September 18, 2012
Publication place	United States
Media type	Print, digital, audio
Pages	432 (hardcover)
ISBN	978-0307382467
OCLC	793503467
Dewey Decimal	944.04092 B
LC Class	DC146.D83R46 2012

The Black Count: Glory, Revolution, Betrayal, and the Real Count of Monte Cristo is a 2012 biography of General Thomas-Alexandre Dumas written by Tom Reiss. The book presents the life and career of Dumas as a soldier and officer during the French Revolution, as well as his military service in Italy during the French Revolutionary Wars and later in Egypt under Napoleon. Reiss offers insight into slavery and the life of a man of mixed race during the French Colonial Empire. He also reveals how Dumas's son – author Alexandre Dumas – viewed his father, who served as the inspiration for some of his novels, including The Count of Monte Cristo (1844) and The Three Musketeers (1844).