+ Dial. 40: 264. Ap. 16, ’06. 550w.
“It is characterized by understanding, by impartial attitude and by thoroness of treatment.”
+ + Ind. 60: 341. F. 8, ’06. 260w.
“It is readily admitted that for succinctness of statement, for saneness of judgment, for fairness of conclusion there is scarce a volume anywhere in all our war literature which equals this one.” William E. Dodd.
+ + N. Y. Times. 11: 34. Ja. 20, ’06. 1670w. R. of Rs. 33: 116. Ja. ’06. 90w.
Wood, William. Fight for Canada; a sketch from the history of the great Imperial war. *$2.50. Little.
This history of England’s fight for Canada has been prepared in the light of recently discovered sources of original information and has been treated from a point of view both naval and military. Chapters are devoted to: Pitt’s imperial war; New France and New England; Vandreuil and Bigot; Montcalm; Anson and Saunders; Wolfe; The siege of Quebec; The Battle of the plains; The fall of Quebec; and The fall of New France. The text is both scholarly and interesting, the notes, bibliography, and index are full and satisfactory, and there are portraits and colored maps.
“Mr Wood has not Mr. Parkman’s command of resonant prose, but in simple language details the events hour by hour, describing the character of the ground as one familiar with every foot of it, and the movements of the men of each side as if at a review.” James Bain.
+ + – Am. Hist. R. 10: 398. Ja. ’05. 660w. + Nation. 82: 260. Mr. 29, ’06. 80w.