+ Ind. 60: 1048. My. 3, ’06. 300w.
“Leaving petty incongruities of style, one may inquire into the accuracy of the facts of historic origin which the author has woven into her text. In the main her narrative is fairly correct, after one rejects its imaginary setting and presumptuous epithets.”
+ – Nation. 82: 286. Ap. 5, ’06. 1350w.
“It is an interesting story that Miss Laut tells, and it should open the history of the Northwest to Eastern readers.”
+ N. Y. Times. 11: 19. Ja. 13, ’06. 500w.
“She writes ... always in a way that clearly visualizes for the reader the exciting events and notable deeds described, the text being based on first sources.”
+ Outlook. 81: 1087. D. 30, ’05. 190w.
“In Miss Laut’s hands the narrative has all the fascination of a daring story of adventure with the added and novel merit of being absolutely true.”
+ Pub. Opin. 40: 510. Ap. 21, ’06. 130w.
“It is remarkable that the details of these early attempts at settlement and trade have remained so long unknown to the mass of American readers.”