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Background Report: The Real Count of Monte Cristo Was Alexandre Dumas' Father, a Trailblazing
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Ahead of the March 22 premiere of a new TV adaptation, learn about the life of Thomas-Alexandre the French Army officer.
The died when his son, the future novelist , was only 3 years old.
The report closes by showing why the event still matters.
Smithsonian Magazine gives a fuller report on The Real Count of Monte Cristo Was Father, a Trailblazing Black General. Ahead of the March 22 premiere of a new TV adaptation, learn about the of Thomas-Alexandre the French Army officer who the beloved
Ahead of the March 22 premiere of a new TV adaptation, learn about the of Thomas-Alexandre the French Army officer who the beloved The general died when his son, the future novelist , was only 3 years old.
But the elder astonishing formed the emotional core of his child’s most successful The Count of Monte Cristo . Dantès faced seemingly insurmountable odds, but the real story that the was even more unlikely.
The final part of the report explains why the issue still matters.
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