“It is a capital story of the West and well worth the reading.”
+ Arena. 35: 334. Mr. ’06. 220w.
Whittier, John Greenleaf. Poems; with a biographical sketch by Nathan Haskell Dole. $1.25. Crowell.
Uniform with the “Thin paper poets” this volume becomes a student’s textbook thru its introduction and notes.
Who’s Who, 1906. *$2. Macmillan.
The 1906 volume contains two thousand more biographies than its predecessor. It contains also the number of a man’s sons and daughters, his telegraphic address and telephone number and the registered number of his motor-car.
“The book seems to us to have entirely changed its character since its inception; but in its present form it is exceedingly useful as a book of reference.”
– + + Acad. 69: 1341. D. 23, ’05. 70w.
“The new detail tends to promote self-advertisement rather than public utility.”