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WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE FOR BIOGRAPHY • ONE OF ESQUIRE’S BEST BIOGRAPHIES OF ALL TIME
General Alex Dumas is a man almost unknown today, yet his story is strikingly familiar—because his son, the novelist Alexandre Dumas, used his larger-than-life feats as inspiration for such classics as The Count of Monte Cristo and The Three Musketeers.
But, hidden behind General Dumas's swashbuckling adventures was an even more incredible secret: he was the son of a black slave—who rose higher in the white world than any man of his race would before our own time. Born in Saint-Domingue (now Haiti), Alex Dumas made his way to Paris, where he rose to command armies at the height of the Revolution—until he met an implacable enemy he could not defeat.
The Black Count is simultaneously a riveting adventure story, a lushly textured evocation of 18th-century France, and a window into the modern world’s first multi-racial society. TIME magazine called The Black Count "one of those quintessentially human stories of strength and courage that sheds light on the historical moment that made it possible." But it is also a heartbreaking story of the enduring bonds of love between a father and son.
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"From pike-wielding mobs to prisoners locked in a fortress tower, The Black Count, a fascinating, detailed account of the life of Alexandre Dumas' father, is as action packed as The Count of Monte Cristo. Unlike Dumas' famous adventure novel, however, Reiss' incredible tale is true." (Candice Millard, New York Times best-selling author of The River of Doubt and Destiny of the Republic)
2013, NAACP Image Award, Nominated
2012, National Book Critics Circle Awards, Finalist
2013, PEN/Jacqueline Bograd Weld Award for Biography, Short-listed
2013, Phillis Wheatley Book Award, Short-listed
2012, Plutarch Award, Finalist
2013, Pulitzer Prize, Winner
“Rousing and thought-provoking, The Black Count is an adventure like no other. I marveled at every twist and turn of this remarkable true story, brought to life with the charm and personal touch that has become the trademark of Tom Reiss.” (Laurence Bergreen, New York Times bestselling author of Columbus and Over the Edge of the World)
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- Narrado por: Sarah Vowell, John Slattery, Nick Offerman, y otros
- Duración: 8 h y 7 m
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From the best-selling author of Assassination Vacation and Unfamiliar Fishes, a humorous account of the Revolutionary War hero Marquis de Lafayette - the one Frenchman we could all agree on - and an insightful portrait of a nation's idealism and its reality. Lafayette in the Somewhat United States is a humorous and insightful portrait of the famed Frenchman, the impact he had on our young country, and his ongoing relationship with instrumental Americans of the time.
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You likely haven't heard it this way...
- De William L. Scott III en 06-04-16
De: Sarah Vowell
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Autumn in the Heavenly Kingdom
- China, the West, and the Epic Story of the Taiping Civil War
- De: Stephen R. Platt
- Narrado por: Angela Lin
- Duración: 17 h y 33 m
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Stephen R. Platt is widely respected for his incisive nonfiction, particularly in regard to his knowledge and understanding of China. With Autumn in the Heavenly Kingdom, Platt details the absorbing narrative of the Taiping Rebellion, which resulted in the loss of 20 million lives. Occurring in the 1850s, this is the story of a cultural movement characterized by intriguing personages such as influential military strategist Zeng Guofan and brilliant Taiping leader Hong Rengan.
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InTOLerable Reader
- De Adam en 07-07-12
De: Stephen R. Platt
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Lone Star Nation
- How a Ragged Army of Courageous Volunteers Won the Battle for Texas Independence
- De: H.W. Brands
- Narrado por: Don Leslie
- Duración: 17 h y 31 m
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Lone Star Nation is the gripping story of Texas' precarious journey to statehood, from its early colonization in the 1820s to the shocking massacres of Texas loyalists at the Alamo and Goliad by the Mexican army, from its rough-and-tumble years as a land overrun by the Comanches to its day of liberation as an upstart republic.
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Texas: From Spanish colony to statehood
- De Brian Shivers en 04-06-05
De: H.W. Brands
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For Liberty and Glory
- Washington, Lafayette, and Their Revolutions
- De: James R. Gaines
- Narrado por: Norman Dietz
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On April 18, 1775, a riot over the price of flour broke out in the French city of Dijon. That night, across the Atlantic, Paul Revere mounted the fastest horse he could find and kicked it into a gallop. So began what have been called the "sister revolutions" of France and America. In a single, thrilling narrative, this audiobook tells the story of those revolutions and shows just how deeply intertwined they actually were.
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Excellent presentation
- De Hal en 08-20-12
De: James R. Gaines
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The Politically Incorrect Guide to the British Empire
- De: H. W. Crocker III
- Narrado por: Ray Porter
- Duración: 11 h y 10 m
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Nothing offends liberals more than Western imperialism—it is racism, sexism, and chauvinism all in one. And of course the epitome of Western imperialism is the British Empire, covering at its height a quarter of the globe’s surface and ruling a quarter of the world’s population. Here, best-selling author H. W. Crocker III exposes how the British Empire was actually one of the greatest establishers and defenders of freedom in history.
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More Propaganda than History
- De Mike en 10-21-19
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Toussaint Louverture
- A Revolutionary Life
- De: Philippe Girard
- Narrado por: Paul Woodson
- Duración: 10 h y 26 m
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Philippe Girard shows how Toussaint Louverture transformed himself from lowly freedman into revolutionary hero as the mastermind of the bloody slave revolt of 1791. By 1801, Louverture was governor of the colony where he had once been a slave. But his lifelong quest to be accepted as a member of the colonial elite ended in despair: he spent the last year of his life in a French prison cell. His example nevertheless inspired anticolonial and Black nationalist movements well into the 20th century.
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very powerful story
- De jim en 01-06-17
De: Philippe Girard
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George Washington
- The Wonder of the Age
- De: John Rhodehamel
- Narrado por: Joe Barrett
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As editor of the award-winning Library of America collection of George Washington's writings and a curator of the great man's original papers, John Rhodehamel has established himself as an authority of our nation's preeminent founding father. Rhodehamel examines George Washington as a public figure, arguing that the man - who first achieved fame in his early twenties - is inextricably bound to his mythic status.
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Not what I expected for an unabridged book
- De David Osborne Jr. en 04-13-17
De: John Rhodehamel
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Peter the Great
- His Life and World
- De: Robert K. Massie
- Narrado por: Frederick Davidson
- Duración: 43 h y 38 m
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This superbly told story brings to life one of the most remarkable rulers––and men––in all of history and conveys the drama of his life and world. The Russia of Peter's birth was very different from the Russia his energy, genius, and ruthlessness shaped. Crowned co-Tsar as a child of ten, after witnessing bloody uprisings in the streets of Moscow, he would grow up propelled by an unquenchable curiosity, everywhere looking, asking, tinkering, and learning, fired by Western ideas.
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Narrater ruins everything
- De BrendaLouQuilts en 12-30-11
De: Robert K. Massie
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Forgotten Patriots
- The Untold Story of American Prisoners During the Revolutionary War
- De: Edwin G. Burrows
- Narrado por: Norman Dietz
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Forgotten Patriots is the first-ever account of what took place in these hellholes. The result is a unique perspective on the Revolutionary War as well as a sobering commentary on how Americans have remembered our struggle for independence---and how much we have forgotten.
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Great audiobook
- De Phillip Goodson en 05-15-09
De: Edwin G. Burrows
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Light-Horse Harry Lee
- The Rise and Fall of a Revolutionary Hero
- De: Ryan Cole
- Narrado por: John McLain
- Duración: 11 h y 28 m
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Henry Lee III - whose nickname, "Light-Horse," came from his legendary exploits with mounted troops and skill in the saddle - was a dashing cavalry commander and hero of America's War for Independence. By now most Americans have forgotten about Light-Horse Harry Lee, the father of Confederate general Robert E. Lee, but this new biography reveals he may be one of the most fascinating figures in our nation's history. A daring military commander, Lee was also an early American statesman whose passionate argument in favor of national unity helped ratify the Constitution.
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Outstanding biography
- De MH en 12-24-20
De: Ryan Cole
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Napoleon
- A Life
- De: Adam Zamoyski
- Narrado por: Leighton Pugh
- Duración: 27 h y 10 m
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The story of Napoleon has been written many times. In some versions, he is a military genius, in others a war-obsessed tyrant. Here, historian Adam Zamoyski cuts through the mythology and explains Napoleon against the background of the European Enlightenment and what he was himself seeking to achieve. This most famous of men is also the most hidden of men, and Zamoyski dives deeper than any previous biographer to find him. Beautifully written, Napoleon brilliantly sets the man in his European context.
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Fascinating
- De Jean en 04-01-19
De: Adam Zamoyski
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América
- The Epic Story of Spanish North America, 1493-1898
- De: Robert Goodwin
- Narrado por: Thom Rivera
- Duración: 20 h y 59 m
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At the conclusion of the American Revolution, half the modern United States was part of the vast Spanish Empire. The year after Columbus' great voyage of discovery, in 1492, he claimed Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands for Spain. For the next 300 years, thousands of proud Spanish conquistadors and their largely forgotten Mexican allies went in search of glory and riches from Florida to California. Many died; few triumphed. Some were cruel; some were curious; some were kind. Missionaries and priests yearned to harvest Indian souls for God through baptism and Christian teaching.
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A Narration That is Difficult to Follow
- De Amazon Customer en 05-24-19
De: Robert Goodwin
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Killing Jesus
- A History
- De: Bill O'Reilly, Martin Dugard
- Narrado por: Bill O'Reilly
- Duración: 6 h y 22 m
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Millions of people have thrilled to best-selling authors Bill O'Reilly and historian Martin Dugard's Killing Kennedy and Killing Lincoln, works of nonfiction that have changed the way we view history. Now the anchor of The O'Reilly Factor details the events leading up to the murder of the most influential man in history: Jesus of Nazareth. Nearly 2,000 years after this beloved and controversial young revolutionary was brutally killed by Roman soldiers, more than 2.2 billion human beings attempt to follow his teachings and believe he is God.
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The Jesus story in context
- De Kimberly en 10-01-13
De: Bill O'Reilly, y otros
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In Camera Man, film critic Dana Stevens pulls the lens out from Keaton’s life and work to look at concurrent developments in entertainment, journalism, law, technology, the political and social status of women, and the popular understanding of addiction. With erudition and sparkling humor, Stevens hopscotches among disciplines to bring us up to the present day, when Keaton’s breathtaking (and sometimes life-threatening) stunts remain more popular than ever as they circulate on the internet in the form of viral gifs
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As a young man, Frederick Douglass (1818-1895) escaped from slavery in Baltimore, Maryland. He was fortunate to have been taught to read by his slave owner mistress, and he would go on to become one of the major literary figures of his time. He wrote three versions of his autobiography over the course of his lifetime and published his own newspaper. His very existence gave the lie to slave owners: with dignity and great intelligence, he bore witness to the brutality of slavery.
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In this groundbreaking biography of the Japanese emperor Hirohito, Herbert P. Bix offers the first complete, unvarnished look at the enigmatic leader whose 63-year reign ushered Japan into the modern world. Never before has the full life of this controversial figure been revealed with such clarity and vividness. Bix describes what it was like to be trained from birth for a lone position at the apex of the nation's political hierarchy and as a revered symbol of divine status.
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The Other Slavery
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Since the time of Columbus, Indian slavery was illegal in much of the American continent. Yet, as Andrés Reséndez illuminates in his myth-shattering The Other Slavery, it was practiced for centuries as an open secret. There was no abolitionist movement to protect the tens of thousands of natives who were kidnapped and enslaved by the conquistadors, then forced to descend into the "mouth of hell" of 18th-century silver mines or, later, made to serve as domestics for Mormon settlers and rich Anglos.
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Will in the World
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Award-winning author Stephen Greenblatt is one of the most influential literary thinkers in the world. An acclaimed interpreter of Shakespeare's works, his ideas have changed the way countless people approach the classics. Now Greenblatt's uniquely brilliant voice delivers a magnificent biography of the Bard himself.
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Politically Motivated
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The Irish-American story, with all its twists and triumphs, is told through the improbable life of one man. A dashing young orator during the Great Famine of the 1840s, in which a million of his Irish countrymen died, Thomas Francis Meagher led a failed uprising against British rule, for which he was banished to a Tasmanian prison colony. He escaped and six months later was heralded in the streets of New York - the revolutionary hero, back from the dead, at the dawn of the great Irish immigration to America.
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David Bell emphasizes the astonishing sense of human possibility that Napoleon represented. Bell emphasizes the importance of the French Revolution in understanding Napoleon's career. The revolution made possible the unprecedented concentration of political authority that Napoleon accrued. Without the political changes brought about by the revolution, Napoleon could not have fought his wars. Without the wars, he could not have seized and held onto power. Though his virtual dictatorship betrayed the ideals of liberty and equality, his life and career were revolutionary.
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- Michael
- 11-24-12
History Discovered
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Wow! This book opened insights I never had to the "3 Musketeer's" author and his father. I thought the book got off to a slow start, with the author spending a good deal of time as to his gathering of the information, but once it got into the story, it was fascinating.
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- Bruce Cota
- 09-06-19
Wow -- How did I know about this guy???
This is, frankly, a really weird, inspiring, and surprising story. The most surprising thing is .. HOW HAVE I NOT HEARD OF THIS GUY?? A real life swashbuckler, born a slave, raised an aristocrat, a superhero soldier, a commander of armies, a key player in some of the most important events in French History and father to one of the most famous authors.
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- ZABY
- 12-12-19
Extraordinary
The author did a wonderful job in telling the story of Alex Dumas through the lenses of his son and certain historical counts. I loved the way the author provided a history lesson of certain events in France, Haiti, Egypt, et.Wonderfully read. This book is a must. Learn history of aa great figure in black history.
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- Mike Cordry
- 07-01-21
Simply remarkable
I never thought a non-fiction book could make me cry. This one moved me more deeply than any other I’ve read.
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- Sally wabnitz
- 01-12-22
The count
One of the best I have ever read proving truth is stranger and more powerful than fiction
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- Landin
- 06-30-22
Great
This is a very good story about a man who deserves much more credit in France. His treatment after his service was trully heart breaking.
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- Patrick E. Murray
- 08-22-13
Great book
Would you listen to The Black Count again? Why?
Amazing true stiry
What other book might you compare The Black Count to and why?
The Count of Monti Cristois the only book that can compare.
What about Paul Michael’s performance did you like?
pretty good
Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?
Yes
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- JE
- 06-29-19
Fabulous
A compelling and fast-paced book that touches on a huge number of topics — the French Revolution, colonialism, the Napoleonic Wars, even capsule histories of Naples, voodoo, and Egypt. Both an adventure story and a devastating account of France’s civic rot under Napoleon. Strong recommendation.
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- Jerry K Lee
- 08-20-16
The French Black General Excluded From History
A striking and reveting account of the birth of the French republic, the death and rebirth of race laws and the Black French general who lived, fought and died for his country. A tremendous story showing human nature and how soon nations forget their heros
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- Red Emma
- 03-05-13
This was an excellent book.
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I had just gotten done with "The Count of Monte Cristo" and had just learned about Dumas' interesting ancestry when this came out so it was perfect timing. I liked learning about the history of the time period in France and the Caribbean as well as the biographical details. Dumas' time spent in Egypt with the French forces was especially interesting to me. Very interesting and narrated expertly.
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