Project Gutenberg 2008-08-30 Public domain in the USA. 110 Boulger, Demetrius Charles 1853 1928 The Life of Gordon, Volume II Produced by Steven Gibbs, Richard J. Shiffer and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "The Life of Gordon, Volume II" by Demetrius Charles Boulger is a historical account written in the late 19th century. The book chronicles the life and significant undertakings of Major-General Charles Gordon, focusing on his role as Governor-General of the Soudan and his various military and administrative challenges. It particularly emphasizes his determination to suppress the slave trade, manage political tensions, and bring stability to the tumultuous regions under his governance. The opening of this volume illustrates Gordon's complex feelings about returning to Egypt and taking up the position of Governor-General in the Soudan after a brief leave. Despite his initial reluctance, influenced by the Khedive and his friends involved in the anti-slavery cause, he recognized the necessity of his leadership in addressing the dire situation in the region. The narrative details his negotiations, the challenges of wielding power amidst local unrest, and his ambitious plans to fulfill his humanitarian and administrative objectives, highlighting his unwavering commitment to combat the slave trade and improve governance in the Soudan. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Gordon, Charles George, 1833-1885 Generals -- Great Britain -- Biography DA Text Browsing: Biographies Browsing: History - British Browsing: History - General 738902 738612 2024-09-11T09:35:08.586515 2023-09-12T03:49:36.305158 text/html text/html 695448 2021-01-04T02:00:05 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 244236 2021-01-04T02:00:06 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 320082 2024-09-11T09:35:19.904477 application/epub+zip 325407 2024-09-11T09:35:11.242534 application/epub+zip 304728 2024-09-11T09:35:09.701531 application/epub+zip 623394 2024-09-11T09:35:26.381420 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 545962 2024-09-11T09:35:18.741485 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 525649 2022-09-12T09:50:00.686239 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 582742 582610 2024-09-11T09:35:07.047565 2023-09-12T03:49:34.635156 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 582539 2021-01-04T02:00:06 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 212543 2021-01-04T02:00:06 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 582528 2021-01-04T02:00:05 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 212431 2021-01-04T02:00:06 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20456 2024-09-11T09:35:26.532419 application/rdf+xml 16180 2024-09-11T09:35:10.242513 image/jpeg 3982 2024-09-11T09:35:09.974514 image/jpeg 310651 2024-09-11T09:35:08.643525 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