Diary of General Patrick Gordon of Auchleuchries 1635-1699. Vol.1. 1635-1659
Gordon, Patrick, 1635-16992009
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"The great Russian historian, S. M. Soloviev, regarded Patrick Gordon as "one of the most remarkable men" ever employed by the tsars, and was grateful to him for "recording his adventures and existence day by day, leaving us to curious tidings of himself, of his brothers in arms, and of Russia before the age of transformation" - and much else besides. Passages from the Diary were published in 1859. Now, 150 years on, the appearance of the first six volumes marks the beginning of the publication of the complete work. In Volume I, Gordon writes of his early life near Ellon, Aberdeenshire, and of his military apprenticeship in the armies of Sweden and Poland, with colourful descriptions of people (including many fellow Scots), places and events.
Main title:
Diary of General Patrick Gordon of Auchleuchries 1635-1699. Vol.1. 1635-1659 / edited by Dmitry Fedosov.
Imprint:
Aberdeen : AHRC Centre for Scottish Studies, 2009.
Collation:
307 p. ; 23 cm.
Notes:
Reprint of the 1859 ed.
ISBN:
9781906108052 (hbk)1906108056
Local class:
F5 GOR
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
543787