+ Atlan. 97: 419. Mr. ’06. 40w.
“It abounds in illustration and is marked by lucidity of expression and exposition.”
+ + Bookm. 22: 535. Ja. ’06. 150w.
“All things considered we must believe that President King’s book will carry a real and valuable message to those for whom it was intended.” T. D. A. Cockerell.
+ Dial. 40: 151. Mr. 1, ’06. 400w.
King, William Lyon Mackenzie. Secret of heroism: a memoir of Henry Albert Harper. **$1. Revell.
A tribute to the memory of Henry Albert Harper, a Canadian journalist and writer, who lost his life in trying to rescue a drowning girl. The tragic event took place on the Ottawa river in December of 1901 and the heroism of one willing to face almost certain death is the theme of Mr. King’s sketch.
Am. Hist. R. 11: 733. Ap. ’06. 40w.
“It is a book to make the reader humbler, braver, purer and, whether for a life time or but a day, every way better.”