Project Gutenberg 2008-08-24 Public domain in the USA. 71 Boulger, Demetrius Charles 1853 1928 The Life of Gordon, Volume I E-text prepared by Steven Gibbs, Richard J. Shiffer, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team "The Life of Gordon, Volume I" by Demetrius Charles Boulger is a historical account written in the late 19th century. The book chronicles the life of Charles George Gordon, a British Army officer renowned for his military service in various conflicts, including the Crimean War and the Taiping Rebellion in China. It not only explores his military prowess but also delves into the influences of his family and background that shaped his character and career. The opening of the book introduces Gordon's early life, including his birth in Woolwich and the lineage that led him to a military career. It discusses his upbringing, education at the Royal Military Academy, and initial roles in the British Army, setting the stage for his future achievements. Notably, the text reveals Gordon's early character traits, such as his sense of duty, his energetic and sometimes mischievous spirit, and the strong influences of his family background, which contributed to his later public persona as a valiant soldier. The author presents these formative years with a mix of personal anecdotes and historical context, showing how these elements foreshadowed Gordon's significant role in British military history. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Gordon, Charles George, 1833-1885 Generals -- Great Britain -- Biography DA Text Browsing: Biographies Browsing: History - General 504004 503577 2024-09-11T09:17:19.323742 2023-09-12T03:34:07.976964 text/html text/html 506688 2008-08-24T15:08:13 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 248505 2021-01-04T00:54:56 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 310199 2024-09-11T09:17:26.503714 application/epub+zip 316007 2024-09-11T09:17:21.112715 application/epub+zip 253114 2024-09-11T09:17:20.085705 application/epub+zip 525209 2024-09-11T09:17:30.926672 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 491057 2024-09-11T09:17:25.733673 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 428634 2022-09-12T09:26:49.247184 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 485710 485612 2024-09-11T09:17:18.766721 2023-09-12T03:34:07.467968 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 485410 2021-01-04T00:54:56 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 180252 2021-01-04T00:54:56 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 485426 2021-01-04T00:54:56 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 180213 2021-01-04T00:54:56 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20172 2024-09-11T09:17:31.062632 application/rdf+xml 16161 2024-09-11T09:17:20.436716 image/jpeg 3910 2024-09-11T09:17:20.259700 image/jpeg 300812 2024-09-11T09:17:19.373715 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia