“Reaching the island which has been the object of his journey, Mr Lumholtz first gives us a comprehensive idea of its climate and the biological conditions which there exist, its natural resources, its population, history, government and racial problems. Presently he plunges into the jungle and shows us first its wonderful vegetation, and next its strange people. He takes us up the vast rivers, noting the habits of the people by the way. To his narrative the author adds a considerable number of folklore stories drawn directly from the natives, stories doubtless handed down orally for many generations. The author embellishes his volumes with profuse illustrations, many of them from photographs taken by himself.”—Boston Transcript
“A happy combination of scientific study with journalistic ease of style and choice of interesting material.”
+ Booklist 17:111 D ’20 + Bookm 52:367 D ’20 110w + Boston Transcript p6 O 16 ’20 650w
“Because he went into such an unknown region his book has the atmosphere of Hakluyt or Purchas. The photographs which illustrate the book are excellent.” J. F. Gould
+ N Y Evening Post p8 Ja 8 ’21 960w
“The author’s style is one of extreme simplicity, and his material is presented in a form that should prove attractive to scientist and layman alike.” B. R. Redman
+ N Y Times p9 O 31 ’20 1150w
“Mr Lumholtz knows how to write entertainingly as well as how to observe with scientific accuracy.”
+ Outlook 126:334 O 20 ’20 60w