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Passages from the diary of General Patrick Gordon of Auchleuchries. A.D. 1635- A.D. 1699

Passages from the diary of General Patrick Gordon of Auchleuchries. A.D. 1635- A.D. 1699

Patrick Gordon

Paperback

ArtistsGeneral World HistoryBritish History

ISBN10: 9353605016
ISBN13: 9789353605018
Publisher: Alpha Edition
Published: Mar 30 2019
Pages: 284
Weight: 0.92
Height: 0.64 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Marching from Aberdeenshire to the courts of tsarist Russia, Patrick Gordon set down a life spent between musket and manuscript. A soldier writes; history listens. Passages from the Diary of General Patrick Gordon of Auchleuchries is a vivid seventeenth century diary and early modern military memoir, charting the rise of a Scottish adventurer to high command. At once a scottish general biography and an intimate record of mercenary soldier life, the patrick gordon diary moves across war-torn Europe and into the heart of peter the great era russia. Gordon's pages capture 17th century scotland russia tensions, the realities of campaign and court, and the uncertainties faced by scottish officers in russia. Clear, direct, and often startlingly modern in voice, it offers a tsarist russia eyewitness account that speaks both to lovers of narrative history and to readers drawn to the inner life of a complex, driven man. Long recognised as a crucial russian military history source and a primary source for historians of early modern Europe, this work also serves as an engaging russian history course reading for students encountering the period for the first time. Republished by Alpha Editions in a careful modern edition, this volume preserves the spirit of the original while making it effortless to enjoy today -- a heritage title prepared for readers and collectors alike. For casual readers of biography and military history, as well as serious scholars and classic-literature collectors, it offers vivid storytelling and dependable context for understanding a continent at war.

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