Atkinson, Fred Washington. Philippine islands. *$3. Ginn.
“It attempts to cover the whole field, history, geography, commerce, government, religion and the characteristics of the people. The last is probably the most important part of the book, because in Filipino psychology lies the problem, and this is the hardest part of the book to write, and it is a part upon which the author’s experience should enable him to make a real contribution.” J. Russell Smith.
+ Ann. Am. Acad. 27: 242. Ja. ’06. 360w.
“This is a wholesome, stimulating, enjoyable book, the ripe fruit of an earnest worker, a lover of ideals, yet a master of facts. It is a real illuminator of the theme treated.”
+ + Critic. 48: 93. Ja. ’06. 160w.
“This latter section is by far the most valuable portion of the work, for here the writer has apparently felt at liberty to speak with somewhat less restraint than elsewhere, and to give expression to his own views. The book as a whole, especially in its earlier portions, gives the impression of having often been read before, and follows with minute care the official view at almost every point.”
+ Dial. 40: 48. Ja. 16, ’06. 490w.
“Is both valuable and interesting where it presents the author’s own observations and opinions, but is often inaccurate where sources of encyclopaedic and historic information which should now be discarded have been relied upon in the work of compilation.”
+ – Ind. 59: 1540. D. 28, ’05. 60w.
“This is one of the most interesting of the many books which have been published on the new possession of the United States. This book is indeed a manual of its subject.”