Bibliograph

Spartan gold, Clive Cussler with Grant Blackwood

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Spartan gold, Clive Cussler with Grant Blackwood

Language

eng

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

Spartan gold

Oclc number

432023379

Responsibility statement

Clive Cussler with Grant Blackwood

Series statement

Fargo adventure

resource.studyProgramName

Reading Counts RC, High School, 5.7, 24, Quiz: 56765.

Summary

Thousands of years ago, the mighty Persian king Xerxes the Great was said to have raided the Treasury at Delphi, carrying away two solid gold pillars as a tribute to his glory. In 1800, while crossing the Pennine Alps, Napoleon Bonaparte and his army stumble across the pillars. Unable to transport them, Napoleon created an inscrutable map on the labels of twelve bottles of rare wine. When Napoleon dies, the bottles disappear - and the gold pillars are lost once again. Treasure-hunters Sam and Remi Fargo are exploring the Great Pocomoke Swamp in Delaware when they are shocked to discover a German U-boat. Inside, they find a bottle taken from Napoleon's 'lost cellar'. Fascinated, the Fargos set out to find the rest of the collection. But another connoisseur of sorts has been looking for the bottle they've just found. Not for the wine. He wants what the bottle may lead to. For he is Hadeon Bondaruk - a half-Russian, half-Persian millionaire - and he claims descent from King Xerxes himself. And the treasure will be his, no matter what ..

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