Richard Sharp, Independent Publishers Gold Medal Winner for The Duke Don't Dance, is author of three near-contemporary American historical novels and two Civil War/Reconstruction novels. The former arRichard Sharp, Independent Publishers Gold Medal Winner for The Duke Don't Dance, is author of three near-contemporary American historical novels and two Civil War/Reconstruction novels. The former are: The Duke Don't Dance, Crystal Ships and Wandering Barques (pending release). The latter are Jacob's Cellar and Time Is the Oven. His well-received body of work has been compared to such authors as Evelyn Waugh and Isabel Allende and to impressionist painters. The latter citing his ability to capture the essence of time and place through portraits of multiple protagonists in a given era....more