– Ind. 61: 518. Ag. 30, ’06. 330w. Nation. 82: 382. My. 10, ’06. 190w. + N. Y. Times. 10: 820. D. 2, ’05. 140w.
“He is uncritical and undiscriminating in the use of material. The book is, of course, not faultless in accuracy of detail. He is always fair.”
+ – N. Y. Times. 11: 230. Ap. 7, ’06. 990w.
“His work is further open to objection as ill-proportioned, abounding in extreme statements, and uncritical—defects which quite outweigh the considerations that it is vivacious, rich in anecdote, and thoroughly readable.”
– + Outlook. 82: 1004. Ap. 26, ’06. 220w.
“Little new knowledge is added to the work of previous biographers.”
+ Pub. Opin. 40: 443. Ap. 7, ’06. 300w.
“Most readers will be indebted to him for not a few facts that they could not have gleaned from a reading of Parton or any other of Jackson’s numerous biographers.”
+ + R. of Rs. 33: 764. Je. ’06. 120w.
“With laudable impartiality, but without much claim to clearness of arrangement or distinction of style, Mr. Brady has brought together a mass of facts which fairly justify the title of his book.”