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Sharpe's gold Richard Sharpe and the destruction of Almeida, August 1810

Wellington's army is on the verge of collapse. Their only hope lies in a cache of gold hidden in the Portuguese mountains, and the only person capable of stealing it is Captain Richard Sharpe.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Cornwell, Bernard
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York, N.Y. : Penguin Books, 2001.
Series:	Cornwell, Bernard. Richard Sharpe series ; 9.
Subjects:	Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815 > Fiction. Great Britain > History, Military > 19th century > Fiction. Sharpe, Richard (Fictitious character) > Fiction.
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Summary:	Wellington's army is on the verge of collapse. Their only hope lies in a cache of gold hidden in the Portuguese mountains, and the only person capable of stealing it is Captain Richard Sharpe.
Item Description:	Reprint. Originally published: New York : Viking Press, 1982.
Physical Description:	250 p. ; 20 cm.
ISBN:	0140294317 (pbk) 9780140294316 (pbk)
Author Notes:	Bernard Cornwell was born in London, England, on February 23, 1944, and came to the United States in 1980. He received a B.A. from the University of London in 1967. Cornwell served as producer of the British Broadcasting Corporation from 1969-1976. After this he was head of current affairs for BBC-TV in Belfast, Northern Ireland. In 1979 he became editor of television news for Thames Television of London. Since 1980 he has been a freelance writer. he lives with his wife on Cape Cod. Cornwell's Sharpe series, adventure stories about a British soldier set in the Peninsula War of 1808-1814, are built on the author's interest in the Duke of Wellington's army. Titles include Sharpe's Rifles, Sharpe's Revenge, Sharpe's Siege, Sharpe's Regiment, and Sharpe's Waterloo. The Last Kingdom series has ten books. Book ten, The Flame Bearer is on the bestsellers list. He has also written other works including Wildtrack, Killer's Wake, Sea Lord, Stormchild, Rebel, Copperhead, and Battle Flag. His title Death of Kings made The New York Times Best Seller List in 2012 and In 2014 his title The Pagan Lord made the list again. (Bowker Author Biography)