+ Cath World 111:697 Ag ’20 120w + Nation 111:164 Ag 7 ’20 50w N Y Times p30 S 12 ’20 150w
“While sketchy and disjointed, Mr Faris’s book presents enough that is piquant or solidly interesting to lure the reader to search further for himself.”
+ Springf’d Republican p11a My 30 ’20 700w
“The author has accomplished a scholarly piece of work without pedantry or tedious generalization. The writing of the book is so fresh and entertaining that the general reader will find it a real pleasure to peruse it.”
+ Survey 44:592 Ag 2 ’20 110w
“There are evidences of haste in the compilation of the book and in the explanatory matter which introduces the excerpts from diaries, resulting in too general statements of specific historical events, and some minor errors. The charm of this book lies in the abundant passages from old journals which happily escaped the improving pencils of ‘literary’ friends.” C. L. Skinner
+ − Yale R n s 10:185 O ’20 330w
FARIS, JOHN THOMSON. Seeing the Far West. il *$6 Lippincott 917.8
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“John T. Faris’s ‘Seeing the Far West’ has chapters upon the scenery of Colorado, Arizona, the Yellowstone, the Sierras, Oregon, and Washington.” (Review) “He regales his readers with bits of gossip and local history that enliven and endow with a human interest the scenes to which he leads them.” (N Y Times)