GORDON, PATRICK

1635–99, Scottish soldier of fortune and Russian general, b. Scotland. After serving alternately on both sides in the war between Sweden and Poland (1655–60), he entered the Russian army (1661) and later became the devoted friend of the youthful czar Peter I (Peter the Great). The greatest service he rendered Peter was his aid (1689) in thwarting the coup by Peter's half sister, the regent Sophia Alekseyevna, who wished to become ruler in her own right. Excerpts from Gordon's diary were published in 1859.

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books on: Gordon Patrick  - 3343 results

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Commanding Boston's Irish Ninth: The Civil War Letters of Colonel Patrick R. Guiney, Ninth Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry
Book by Christian G. Samito, Patrick R. Guiney; Fordham University Press, 1998
Subjects: Boston (Mass.)--History--Civil War, 1861-1865, Guiney, Patrick R--(Patrick Robert)--1835-1877--Correspondence, Irish Americans--Massachusetts--Boston--Correspondence, United States--Army--Massachusetts Infantry Regiment, 9th (1861-1864), United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Participation, Irish American, United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Personal Narratives
...the Ninth, with longing for peace and family. The next day, the V Corps received as its new commander Major General George Gordon Meade, formerly of the Pennsylvania Reserves. On December 30 the regiment broke camp and joined the rest of the division on...
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Beyond the Mask: Gordon Craig, Movement, and the Actor
Book by Irène Eynat-Confino; Southern Illinois University Press, 1987
Subjects: Craig, Edward Gordon--1872-1966--Influence, Drama, Movement (Acting), Puppet Plays, Puppet Theater, Theater--History--20th Century, Theatrical Producers And Directors--Great Britain--Biography
...Peter, 80 , 191 Brown, Frederick, 219 n.1 Burne-Jones, Edward, 4 , 16 , 44 Byron, George Gordon, Lord, 179 Campbell, Mrs. Patrick, 31 Carlyle, Thomas, 128 Carroll, Lewis. See Dodgson, Charles Lutwidge Chaliapin, Fiodor, 170...
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Gordon McLendon: The Maverick of Radio
Book by Ronald Garay; Greenwood Press, 1992
Subjects: Executives--United States--Biography, Mclendon, Gordon, Motion Picture Producers And Directors--United States--Biography, Radio Broadcasting--United States--Biography
...New Movie Town Is Going Up At Gordon McLendons Cielo". Dallas...Congressional Record . 1952, May 30 . Gordon McLendon letter to U.S. Rep. Patrick Hillings , pp. A3744-A3746...University Popular Press. Deaths : Gordon McLendon. 1986, September...
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Patrick Henry
Book by Moses Coit Tyler; Houghton Mifflin, 1898
Subjects: Henry, Patrick--1736-1799
...the unrevised resolves," says William Gordon, "soon reached Philadelphia, having...had first met on the very day on which Patrick Henry had introduced his resolutions into...1 Gordon, Hist. of Am . Rev. i. 131 .
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Patrick Chamoiseau: Recovering Memory
Book by Maeve Mccusker; University of Liverpool Press, 2007
Subjects: Chamoiseau, Patrick--Criticism And Interpretation, Memory In Literature
...1972-1977, edited by Colin Gordon (New York: Pantheon, 1980...Saint-John Perses Eloges and Patrick Chamoiseaus Antan denfance...An Ecocritical Approach to Patrick Chamoiseaus Chronicle of the...Titre au Roman: Texaco de Patrick Chamoiseau, Roman 20150 20...
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journal articles on: Gordon Patrick  - 1517 results

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Anti-communism, Patrick Peyton, Csc and the C.i.a
Journal article by Richard Gribble; Journal of Church and State, Vol. 45, 2003
Subjects: Agreements, Catholicism, Central Intelligence Agency--CIA, Church & state, Communism, Congregational churches, Latin America, Peyton, Patrick
...world, the work of Father Patrick J. Peyton becomes of greater...inaugurated on 15 April. Lincoln Gordon, United States Ambassador...religiously illiterate led Patrick Peyton to Latin America. This...history, the association of Patrick Peyton and his Family Rosary...
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The Mind of a Patriot: Patrick Henry and the World of Ideas
Journal article by L. Ray Gunn; Journal of Southern History, Vol. 76, 2010
Subjects: Books--Book reviews, The Mind of a Patriot: Patrick Henry and the World of Ideas (Biography)--Book reviews
...8139-2758-9.) For all of Patrick Henrys significance to the...of the Life and Character of Patrick Henry and, therefore, the...appendix. The Mind of a Patriot: Patrick Henry and the World of Ideas...neither Bernard Bailyn nor Gordon Wood appears in the bibliography...
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'Saint Patrick': Sir Patrick Abercrombie's Australian Tour 1948
Journal article by Marco Amati, Robert Freestone; The Town Planning Review, Vol. 80, 2009
Subjects: Appointments & personnel changes, Colleges & universities, Councils
Saint Patrick: Sir Patrick Abercrombies Australian Tour...Lock, William Holford, and Patrick Abercrombie undertook important...Of these notable names, Patrick Abercrombie was arguably the...Freestone, 1992; Tsubaki, 2003; Gordon and Scott, 2008). The full...
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'Saint Patrick': Sir Patrick Abercrombie's Australian Tour 1948
Journal article by Marco Amati, Robert Freestone; The Town Planning Review, Vol. 80, 2009
Saint Patrick: Sir Patrick Abercrombies Australian Tour...Lock, William Holford, and Patrick Abercrombie undertook important...Of these notable names, Patrick Abercrombie was arguably the...Freestone, 1992; Tsubaki, 2003; Gordon and Scott, 2008). The full...
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The Woods Gordon Report, Accountability, and the Postwar Reconstruction of the National Film Board of Canada
Journal article by Ira Wagman; Journal of Canadian Studies, Vol. 42, 2008
Subjects: Accountability, Accounting procedures, Accounts receivable, Management consultants, Motion pictures, Mounted police, Politics
The Woods Gordon Report, Accountability, and the Postwar Reconstruction of the National...had enlisted the management consulting firm of J.D. Woods and Gordon (Woods Gordon) to review the boards business practices (Financial Post 1949...
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Writing It Down: Gordon Brown's Promised Written Constitution-If It Happens-Won't Be the First in British History, as Patrick Little Reminds Us
Magazine article by Patrick Little; History Today, Vol. 58, January 2008
Subjects: British constitution--Laws, regulations and rules, Brown, Gordon (British politician)--Laws, regulations and rules, Brown, Gordon (British politician)--Powers and duties, Prime ministers--Laws, regulations and rules, Prime ministers--Powers and duties
Writing It Down: Gordon Browns Promised Written Constitution...Be the First in British History, as Patrick Little Reminds Us. by Patrick Little...prime minister in the summer of 2007, Gordon Brown announced a programme of constitutional...
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The Business: Did Gordon Brown Blunder by Selling Gold Too Cheaply? Not as Much as Tory Chancellors Did by Failing to Sell When the Price Was High
Magazine article by Patrick Hosking; New Statesman, Vol. 131, June 10, 2002
Subjects: Brown, Gordon--Evaluation, Businesswomen--Evaluation, Gold--Prices and rates, Investment banks--Officials and employees, Saunders, Robin--Evaluation, United Kingdom--Securities, Westdeutsche Landesbank--Officials and employees, Women bankers--Evaluation
The business: did Gordon Brown blunder by selling gold too cheaply? Not as much as Tory chancellors did by failing to sell when the price was high by Patrick Hosking Gordon Brown is looking a bit of a mug. He stands accused of selling...
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The Business: Gordon Brown Would Never Admit He Messed Up. but in the Budget, He Quietly Withdrew a Tax Perk That Was Meant to Help the Poor, but Which Led to a Landlords' Bonanza
Magazine article by Patrick Hosking; New Statesman, Vol. 134, March 28, 2005
Subjects: Brown, Gordon--Political activity, Budget--Economic aspects, Budget--Political aspects, Federal budget--Economic aspects, Federal budget--Political aspects
The Business: Gordon Brown Would Never Admit...a Landlords Bonanza. by Patrick Hosking The most interesting...shopping centres and the like. Gordon Brown scrapped a concession...the telecoms industry. Patrick Hosking is investment editor...
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Since Income Tax Rises Are Ruled out by Manifesto Promises, Gordon Brown Faces a Grisly Choice: A Tax on Jobs or a Tax on the Poor. Anything Else Would Bring in Peanuts
Magazine article by Patrick Hosking; New Statesman, Vol. 132, September 29, 2003
Subjects: Brown, Gordon--Economic policy, Taxation--Analysis, United Kingdom--Economic policy
...out by manifesto promises, Gordon Brown faces a grisly choice...would bring in peanuts. by Patrick Hosking There is nothing that...It must be some solace to Gordon Brown, as he ponders a looming...poor. Its a grisly choice. Patrick Hosking is deputy City editor...
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The Business: If Gordon Brown Were to Put VAT on Food, It Would Be Exactly What He Needs to Balance His Budget. but Expect More Stealth, and Perhaps a Land Tax, Not Electoral Suicide
Magazine article by Patrick Hosking; New Statesman, Vol. 134, February 7, 2005
Subjects: Brown, Gordon (British politician)--Economic policy, Value-added tax--Planning
The Business: If Gordon Brown Were to Put VAT on Food, It Would...Land Tax, Not Electoral Suicide. by Patrick Hosking The Institute for Fiscal Studies...and bigger animals than the Walrus. Patrick Hosking is investment editor of the Times
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newspaper articles on: Gordon Patrick  - 4132 results

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PERSPECTIVE: Being British Should Flag Up a Multi-National Identity; as We Celebrate the Life of St Patrick Just a Day after Gordon Brown's 'British' Budget, Timothy Abraham Wonders Whether National Identity Actually Matters
Newspaper article; The Birmingham Post (England), March 17, 2005
Subjects: Brown, Gordon
...National Identity; as We Celebrate the Life of St Patrick Just a Day after Gordon Browns British Budget, Timothy Abraham Wonders...Actually Matters. Byline: Timothy Abraham Chancellor Gordon Brown believes Britain has values of its own and...
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Small Medium AT LARGE; Not Many People Are Happy to Take Their Work Home. but Jennifer Love Hewitt, Who Plays a Clairvoyant in TV's Ghost Whisperer, Loves Unwinding in the Evenings with Her Co-star and Real-Life Boyfriend Jamie Kennedy -- a Man Who Understands Her Passion for Heels Interview JANE GORDON Main Photographs PATRICK HOELCK
Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), March 6, 2010
Subjects: Actors, Actresses, Comedians, Ghosts, Kennedy, Jamie
...Understands Her Passion for Heels Interview JANE GORDON Main Photographs PATRICK HOELCK. Byline: Interview JANE GORDON There are quite a few - oddly connected...Dame II. Taking on the role of Melinda Gordon - the central character in Ghost Whisperer...
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The Magic of Laughter; Stage Comedian Patrick Monahan Comperes Two Nights of Magic Next Week. GORDON BARR Catches Up with Him
Newspaper article; Evening Chronicle (Newcastle, England), March 7, 2008
Subjects: Comedians
...Magic of Laughter; Stage Comedian Patrick Monahan Comperes Two Nights of Magic Next Week. GORDON BARR Catches Up with Him. Byline...reasons could be down to comedian Patrick Monahan, the warm-up man for the...
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A Tradition Gordon Will Stick With
Newspaper article by Patrick Lay; The News Letter (Belfast, Northern Ireland), June 3, 1997
Subjects: Brown, Gordon
A Tradition Gordon Will Stick With. by Patrick Lay Chancellor Gordon Brown is building a reputation as a maverick. Only...the Bundesbank says no way - something which may cause Gordon Brown to regret giving power to the Bank of England...
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Gordon Brown Loses Mother, 'Bunty' at 86
Newspaper article; The Birmingham Post (England), September 20, 2004
Subjects: Brown, Gordon
Gordon Brown Loses Mother, Bunty at 86. The mother of Chancellor Gordon Brown died in hospital yesterday...Jonathan, 27, an accountant, Gordon and Sarahs 11-month old son...sons Alexander, eight, and Patrick, seven. Her grandchildren...
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encyclopedia articles on: Gordon Patrick  - 5 results

 
 
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Gordon, Patrick
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
GORDON, PATRICK 1635 99, Scottish soldier of fortune and Russian general, b. Scotland. After serving alternately on both sides in the war between...
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Peter I , Czar of Russia
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...European soldiers and adventurers who lived in a foreign settlement near Moscow. His most influential foreign friends, Patrick Gordon of Scotland, Francois Lefort of Geneva, and Franz Timmermann of Holland, came from this colony. In 1689, Sophia...
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BrontË
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...Works The Bronte sisters were daughters of Patrick Bronte (1777 1861), an Anglican clergyman...birth, educated at Cambridge. In 1820 Patrick Bronte became incumbent of Haworth, West...and Their Background, (1973); L. Gordon, Charlotte Bronte: A Passionate Life...
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Australian Literature
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...about pioneer life. The bush ballad, begun by Adam Lindsay Gordon , flowered in the work of Henry Lawson (1867 1922) and A...life. Richardsons reputation was matched at mid-century by Patrick White whose strong, somber novels, Australian in setting...
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Jefferson, Thomas
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...Jeffersonian program to completion. In 1779, Jefferson succeeded Patrick Henry as governor of Virginia. He served through the trying...1789 (1995); J. J. Ellis, American Sphinx (1997); A. Gordon-Reed, Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings (1997) and The...


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