| + − | Nation. 85: 378. O. 24, ’07. 900w. |
“In spite of the number of contradictions and many inaccuracies in this book, the arrangement is scholarly, brief, precise, and contains in a very few pages the most important events which have made the men whose lives are described from the point of view of the American reader, historical characters. I am placing this book in my library as a useful index to other books in which the lives of the same men are described more in detail. I would recommend it to every military student as a material addition to his military library.” W. G. Haan.
| + + − | N. Y. Times. 12: 711. N. 9, ’07. 240w. |
“This also is a valuable compendium for those who wish to know our wars in outline but have not the time or inclination to read of them in detail.” Montgomery Schuyler.
| + | Putnam’s. 3: 101. O. ’07. 240w. |
“For the reader who is puzzled to know how to choose between the numerous and voluminous biographies of the great captains of our Civil war period this compact volume performs a real service in preserving the essentials.”
| + | R. of Rs. 36: 381. S. ’07. 150w. |
“This is an excellent book.”
| + | Spec. 99: 673. N. 2, ’07. 340w. |
Jones, Chester Lloyd. Consular service of the United States, its history and activities. $1.25. Pub. for the Univ. of Pa. by Winston.