BACK, SIR GEORGE

1796–1878, British explorer in N Canada. He accompanied Sir John Franklin on arctic expeditions in 1818, 1819–22, and 1824–27. On an expedition (1833–35) to search for the missing John Ross, Back explored the Great Fish River (now Back River) and Montreal Island in the present Nunavut Territory. His Narrative of the Arctic Land Expedition appeared in 1836. On a later journey (1836–37) he explored the arctic coast of Canada.

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Sir George Otto Trevelyan: A Memoir
Book by George Macaulay Trevelyan; Longmans, Green and Co., 1932
Subjects: Trevelyan, George Otto--Sir--1838-1928
...a vast circle and were coming back into Trumpington. My father went back to bed, but Sir George Young set out again and walked...Thompson, Richard Jebb, Sir George Young, and George Howard, afterwards the artist...
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Deep Distresses: William Wordsworth, John Wordsworth, Sir George Beaumont : 1800-1808
Book by Richard E. Matlak; University of Delaware Press, 2003
Subjects: Beaumont, George Howland--Sir--1753-1827, Brothers--Great Britain--Biography, Death In Literature, Elegiac Poetry, English--History And Criticism, Poets, English--19th Century--Biography, Poets, English--19th Century--Family Relationships, Sailors--Great Britain--Biography, Wordsworth, John--1772-1805, Wordsworth, William--1770-1850--Elegiac Stanzas, Wordsworth, William--1770-1850--Family
...indirectly for Coleridge, Sir George explained, for he wanted...The truth was that Sir George and Lady Beaumont were...portrait of Wordsworth, Sir George and Lady Beaumont "both...the land and offered it back, 6 but Sir George responded...
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Cockburn and the British Navy in Transition: Admiral Sir George Cockburn, 1772-1853
Book by Roger Morriss; University of Exeter Press, 1997
Subjects: Admirals--Great Britain--Biography, Cockburn, George--Sir--1772-1853, Great Britain--History, Naval--19th Century, Great Britain--Royal Navy--Biography
...Lieutenant-general Sir Ralph, 51 Aberdeen, George Hamilton Gordon, 4th...Board, 200 Aukland, George Eden, first Earl of...Ayton, Berwickshire, 7 Back, Captain, 223 Back...Lieutenant-general Sir George, 61-5 Bee, tender...
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Sir George Goldie and the Making of Nigeria
Book by Gerald S. Graham, John E. Flint; Oxford University Press, 1960
Subjects: Goldie, George Dashwood Taubman--Sir--1846-1925, Nigeria--History
...Commissioner of the Coast Protectorate, Sir Ralph Moor. He quickly won Moor over...to move he sent an urgent telegram back to Lord Scarbrough, who had been left...of the Brassmen, it was just one of Sir George Goldies shots aimed to show the difficulties...
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The American Revolution and the British Empire: The Sir George Watson Lectures for 1928, Delivered before the University of London in the Winter of 1928-9
Book by R. Coupland; Longmans, Green and Co., 1930
Subjects: Great Britain--History--George Iii, 1760-1820, United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783
had come back full of dreams and schemes. 1 But nothing, it seemed, was going to happen. The...voyage in 1770, as in every respect the most barren country I have seen. Journal of Sir J. Banks ed. Sir J. Hooker, London, 1896 , 307.
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Canada's Fate: Principal Grant, Sir George Parkin and George Grant
Journal article by William Christian; Journal of Canadian Studies, Vol. 34, 2000
Subjects: Canada, Canadian history, Grant, GM, Grant, George, Grant, George Parkin, Imperialism, International relations, International relations-UK, Parkin, G R, Parkin, George R, Politics, Sovereignty, United Kingdom
...Canadas Fate: Principal Grant, Sir George Parkin and George Grant by William Christian Dans Lament for a Nation, George Grant affirme que ses tribulations...Grant.... continually fell back on the assertion that the Canadian...
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Sir George Newman, Infant Diarrhoeal Mortality and the Paradox of Urbanism
Journal article by John Walker-Smith; Medical History, Vol. 42, 1998
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Sir George Newman, Infant Diarrhoeal Mortality...extensively in some major paediatric texts. In 1913 Sir Archibald Garrod in the widely read Diseases...disease in 1910 in Oxford at a meeting over which Sir William Osler presided, Newman made it clear...
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The Imperialism of Cultural Assimilation: Sir George Grey's Encounter with the Maori and the Xhosa, 1845-1868
Journal article by James Gump; Journal of World History, Vol. 9, 1998
Subjects: World History
...Earl Grey in May 1847, Sir George wrote that "the object...has always been to draw back the mass of the native...12 ( 1985 ): 262. 19 George Grey to Earl Grey, 26...Archives, Wellington. 22 Sir George Grey, Polynesian Mythology...
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"Bastard Children of Tyranny": The Ancient Constitution and Fulke Greville's A Dedication to Sir Philip Sidney *
Journal article by Peter C. Herman; Renaissance Quarterly, Vol. 55, 2002
Subjects: A Dedication to Sir Philip Sidney (Book)--Criticism and interpretation, Attorneys as authors--Criticism and interpretation, Authors, Blacklisting, Books--Criticism and interpretation, Greville, Fulke, Baron Brooke--Criticism and interpretation, Lawyers--Criticism and interpretation, Monarchs, Nobility, Peerage, Physicians, Physicians as authors, Prisoners, Prisoners as authors, Sidney, Philip, Sir--Portrayals, Writers--Criticism and interpretation
...am adapting Hans-George Gadamers discussion...though Roger Howells Sir Philip Sidney: The...1980. In Elegies for Sir Philip Sidney (1587...103. Buchanan, George. 1680. De Jure Regni...46. Whetstone, George. 1587. The Life, Death, and Vertues of Sir Phillip Sidney Knight...
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Hiding the Harm: Revisionism and Marvel in Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
Journal article by Manish Sharma; Papers on Language & Literature, Vol. 44, 2008
Subjects: Criticism, Literary criticism, Medieval poetry--Criticism and interpretation, Poetry, Medieval--Criticism and interpretation, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight (Poem)--Criticism and interpretation
...Failure: The Beheading Scene in Sir Gawain and the Green Knight...317. (2) All quotations from Sir Gawain and the Green Knight are...instance, James R. Hulberts "Sir Gawain and the Green Knight...62 and 689-730) 454 and George L. Kittredges A Study of Sir...
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"Burn the Blighters Out!" the Chesapeake Bay Raids by Rear Admiral Sir George Cockburn in the War of 1812 Part One
Magazine article by Blaine Taylor; Sea Classics, Vol. 42, November 2009
...Bay Raids by Rear Admiral Sir George Cockburn in the War...Napoleonic Wars R/Adm. Sir George Cockburn, aged 42...commission in the State militia back at home. Coekburn thereupon...returned. True to his word, Sir George freed John ONeill, and...
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House of Collection: Will Palin Recalls the Labour of Love Behind the Architect and Collector Sir John Soane's Efforts to Create His Home and Museum on London's Lincoln's Inn Fields, and Tells of the Major Restoration Project That Marks the 250th Anniversary Year of Soane's Birth
Magazine article by Will Palin; History Today, Vol. 53, September 2003
Subjects: Architects--Works, Sir John Soane's Museum (London, England)--Exhibitions, Soane, Sir John--Works
...Architect and Collector Sir John Soanes Efforts to...MORNING IN November 1823, George Tyndale of No.12 Lincolns...over to his sons John and George. He had already started...his encouragements--George had proved stubborn and...1823 the stables at the back of No.14 had been cleared...
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Mind of George W. Bush
Magazine article by Richar Brookhiser; The Atlantic Monthly, Vol. 291, April 2003
Subjects: George W. Bush, President of the United States, United States--Political aspects
...said. I said, `Yes, sir. He said, `You got...Churchill, scribbling back-bencher. Sir George Washington, knighted...of that addition harked back to his fathers Administration...attend to domestic issues. George W. Bushs advisers did...
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The Mind of George W. Bush
Magazine article by Richard Brookhiser; The Atlantic Monthly, Vol. 291, April 2003
Subjects: Bush, George, Bush, George W.--Powers and duties, Bush, George W.--Psychological aspects, Cheney, Dick--Powers and duties, President of the United States, Rice, Condoleezza--Powers and duties, Rove, Karl--Powers and duties, United States--International relations, United States--Military policy, War on Terrorism, 2001---International aspects, War on Terrorism, 2001---Planning
...said. I said, `Yes, sir. He said, `You got...Churchill, scribbling back-bencher. Sir George Washington, knighted...of that addition harked back to his fathers Administration...attend to domestic issues. George W. Bushs advisers did...
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George Winston Bush?
Magazine article by Leon Hadar; American Conservative, Vol. 5, October 23, 2006
Subjects: Bush, George W, Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer (1874-1965), Foreign policy, History, Presidents, Prime ministers, United States, War
...Winston Bush? by Leon Hadar SIR-Please do not ever mention George Bush, And Winston Churchill...one on television. But I wish George W. Bush and his loyal band would...understandable tendency to look back on Americas experience in postwar...
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George I'll Be Following Sir Elton Down the Aisle; Singer and His Boyfriend Kenny Will Have Civil Marriage Soon after Superstar Weds Lover David
Newspaper article; The Evening Standard (London, England), November 30, 2005
Subjects: John, Elton, Michael, George, Singers
George Ill Be Following Sir Elton Down the Aisle; Singer...Byline: PATRICK SAWER GEORGE MICHAEL is to marry his...wedding." In the film George Michael: A Different Story...has gone and I can look back on it and laugh. I think...
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THE FUR FATHER; Feted: Sir George Simpson
Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), October 28, 2008
Subjects: Raffan, James
...THE FUR FATHER; Feted: Sir George Simpson. Byline: Jim...a vast wilderness that George Simpson was in the process...years after his death, Sir George Simpson, the illegitimate...circumstances on his way back from a voyage, said Mr...
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A HARD DAY'S KNIGHT!; Paul's Praise for Music Legend Sir George, 70
Newspaper article by Christian Gysin; Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland), June 15, 1996
Subjects: McCartney, Paul, Morrison, Van
...Pauls Praise for Music Legend Sir George, 70. by Christian Gysin Fifth Beatle George Martin got a hard days knighthood...Birthday Honours List. Sir George said: "Im absolutely astonished...commentated on his first race way back in 1949. Its thought he may...
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GEORGE'S TOP TEN; HERE Are Sir George Martin's Top 10 Favourite Tracks from the Love Album
Newspaper article; Sunday Mail (Glasgow, Scotland), November 19, 2006
GEORGES TOP TEN; HERE Are Sir George Martins Top 10 Favourite Tracks from the Love Album. Byline: Sir George Martin BECAUSE: An inspired offering...imaginative drumming and Johns vocal. BACK IN THE USSR Ringo had walked out...
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THE UNION'S DARKEST DAY; the Man Who Would Be King: The Aspiring James VIII of Scotland and James III of England, Left, Who Lost His Nerve and Was Ultimately Seen off by Admiral Sir George Byng, Far Left Jacobite Admiral: The Comte De Forbin
Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), April 5, 2008
...Ultimately Seen off by Admiral Sir George Byng, Far Left Jacobite...abortive attempt to win back his throne at the Battle...toassess support and reported back to the court in exile at...of war underAdmiral Sir George Byng arrived and began...
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Back, Sir George
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
BACK, SIR GEORGE 1796 1878, British explorer in N Canada. He accompanied...expedition (1833 35) to search for the missing John Ross, Back explored the Great Fish River (now Back River) and Montreal Island in the present Nunavut Territory...
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Franklin, Sir John
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
FRANKLIN, SIR JOHN 1786 1847, British explorer in N...these expeditions he was accompanied by Sir George Back. After serving (1836 43) as governor...revealed until John Rae, in 1853 54, and Sir Francis McClintock, between 1857 and...
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Clinton, Sir Henry
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
CLINTON, SIR HENRY 1738? 1795, British...Newfoundland; son of George Clinton (1686? 1761...C., and served under Sir William Howe in the battle...burning Kingston he turned back. Sir Henry (knighted...He complained that Lord George Germain did not answer...
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Frobisher, Sir Martin
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
FROBISHER, SIR MARTIN fro bish r, 1535...gained the friendship of Sir Humphrey Gilbert , through...from its shores brought back some black ore thought...commander of a ship in Sir Francis Drake s expedition...of Martin Frobisher by George Best was edited from the...
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Washington, George
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
WASHINGTON, GEORGE 1732 99, 1st President...Lawrences death (1752), George inherited part of his...advance. He hastened back to Virginia, where he...sea force commanded by Sir William Howe . He was...across the East River back to Manhattan. Seeing...
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