{"product_id":"2940151420754","title":"The Black Count by Tom Reiss A 15-minute Summary \u0026 Analysis","description":"The Black Count by Tom Reiss | A 15-minute Summary \u0026amp; Analysis\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreview:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Black Count is the Pulitzer Prize winning biography written by author Tom Reiss. The book traces the life of Thomas-Alexandre Davy de la Pailleterie, also known as Alexandre Dumas, a black general who fought in the French Revolution. The narrative is told through historical documents as well as writings of Dumas' son, the novelist Alexandre Dumas, who wrote The Three Musketeers and The Count of Monte Cristo.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDumas was born in 1762 in the Saint-Domingue French sugar colony, modern day Haiti. His father, Alexandre Antoine Davy de la Pailleterie, was a French nobleman who became a marquis. After establishing a Jeremie coffee plantation in the 1750s, he purchased a slave named Marie Cessette and they had four children together.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAntoine sold his wife and children into slavery, but pawned his favorite son, Dumas, and, in August of 1776, redeemed him. Dumas and Antoine moved to Saint-Germain-en-Laye, a small city west of Paris...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePLEASE NOTE: This is an unofficial summary and analysis of the book and NOT the original book. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eInside this Instaread Summary \u0026amp; Analysis of The Black Count:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e• Summary of entire book\u003cbr\u003e• Introduction to the Important People in the book\u003cbr\u003e• Analysis of the Themes and Author's Style","brand":"Instaread","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47178281550064,"sku":"2940151420754","price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940151420754_p0.jpg?v=1764010193","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940151420754","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}