“Tho the book has some marked blemishes, it is so filled with deep and original thinking that it is worthy the careful attention of every student of Hamilton and our early political history. It is written in an interesting, cultured style, which at times becomes brilliant.”
+ – Ind. 61: 1117. N. 8, ’06. 470w. + Ind. 61: 1170. N. 15, ’06. 20w.
“He has depicted Hamilton with force and clearness, with humour, with sympathy and charm. He has treated a big subject in a large and masterly way. No book has appeared lately which conveys a more valuable lesson or one more tactfully and skilfully unfolded.”
+ + Lond. Times. 5: 165. My. 11, ’06. 3340w.
“To our minds, his narrative is by far the most interesting and vivid account that has yet been published; but, being neither a publicist nor an economist ... he is positively disqualified from the task of estimating Hamilton’s work.”
+ + – Nation. 83: 204. S. 6, ’06. 1770w.
“There are some errors of fact, due perhaps to faulty proof reading, but the worst fault is the author’s bias and distortion of facts, which frequently make his conclusions valueless.” R. L. Schuyler.
– – N. Y. Times. 11: 357. Je. 2, ’06. 1120w.
“As a portrait of Hamilton the work exhibits most of the defects inherent in all admittedly partisan productions, and it further suffers from the animus apparent in the treatment of those within as well as without the Federalist party who placed themselves in opposition to ‘the little lion.’ But his is a singularly fresh and in many respects a singularly charming study, distinctive alike in point of view, in method, and in style.”
+ – Outlook. 83: 204. N. 3, ’06. 450w.