Am. Hist. R. 11: 746. Ap. ’06. 40w.
“The author of a standard history of the United States has here supplemented his larger canvases with what one might be tempted to call literary picture postals of colonial scenes.” Woodbridge Riley.
+ Bookm. 23: 627. Ag. ’06. 1260w.
“Other writers have in recent times attempted with varying success to give us glimpses of the environment of our forefathers,—their homes, their furniture, and their customs; but no one has approached the task with the scholarly experience of Mr. Schouler.”
+ + Dial. 40: 299. My. 1, ’06. 500w.
“Not deterred by the ‘dignity of history,’ the author has seized the straws floating upon the currents of colonial life and arranged them in an entertaining way.”
+ Ind. 61: 221. Jl. 26, ’06. 450w.
“A most entertaining and distinctly valuable volume. Hardly a detail escapes his eager scrutiny.”
+ + Lit. D. 32: 770. My. 19, ’06. 720w.