“The volume is to be commended.”
+ Ath. 1905, 2: 761. D. 2. 60w.
“With all the author’s credulity, however, we have in this work one of the best accounts of Smith’s life that has been written.”
+ + – Ind. 61: 399. Ag. 16, ’06. 340w.
“The whole story is agreeably told, and the book in every way pleasant to read.”
+ Nation. 82: 489. Je. 14, ’06. 180w.
“Considering the range of the hero’s career and the advantages the subject affords, the book is astonishingly tame—but one may count it as a fairly truthful picture of the man as candid historians have come to see him.”
+ + – N. Y. Times. 11: 44. Ja. 20, ’06. 890w.
“Is undeniably interesting, but is extremely uncritical.”
+ – Outlook. 81: 1082. D. 30, ’05. 250w.