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Book Discussion: The Black Count: Glory, Revolution, Betrayal, and the Real Count of Monte Cristo by Tom Reiss In-Person
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.
- Date:
- Monday, February 23, 2026
- Time:
- 2:00pm - 3:30pm
- Time Zone:
- Eastern Time - US & Canada (change)
- Location:
- Reading Room
- Sandusky Library:
- Sandusky Library
- Audience:
- Adults Seniors
- Categories:
- Book Discussion