Ath p560 Ap 23 ’20 100w Booklist 16:273 My ’20
“Students of Russia will appreciate Captain Cresson’s volume, because it is, so far, our most reliable account of the Cossacks in English. He has brought within its pages information that hitherto was scattered and difficult to collate, and he has shown, in its presentation, a scholarly viewpoint and a ready pen.”
+ Cath World 111:542 Jl ’20 700w
“The book is not to be taken too seriously as a contribution to historical literature, but vivacity of style and the wild-western colour of the subject-matter make the pages interesting enough.”
+ − Dial 68:671 My ’20 50w
“Captain Cresson’s work rests on the standard researches of French historians and the general reader can peruse it with confidence as well as with interest.”
+ Ind 103:321 S 11 ’20 360w Lit D p86 Je 26 ’20 1250w + Outlook 124:657 Ap 14 ’20 40w
“The most valuable part of his book is that in which, from personal observation, he describes the organization and government of the Cossacks. This otherwise excellent book has one shortcoming, and that is faulty transliteration of Russian names.”
+ − Review 3:712 Jl 7 ’20 260w R of Rs 61:335 Mr ’20 100w