Lyle, Eugene P., jr. Lone star. †$1.50. Doubleday.
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A tale of the winning of Texas which begins with the Mexican exclusion of Americans and ends with the battle of San Jacinto. The book is autobiographical in nature, the narrator figuring “as blunderer and sometimes as dupe, but always retrieves himself by candor and a high courage.” (Nature.) Such personages as Crockett, Houston, Bowie and Austin figure in the narrative.
| + | A. L. A. Bkl. 3: 178. O. ’07. ✠ |
“Mr. Lyle has chosen to open his novel with a few pages of rather aggressive smartness; but once in motion, he flings aside spangles and rides gallantly to the close. His tale is a captivating one.”
| + − | Nation. 85: 211. S. 5, ’07. 350w. |
“He has marked individuality of style, he understands the mechanics of plot construction, he has considerable skill in the portrayal of character, and he can write English without making a blunder on every other page.”
| + | N. Y. Times. 12: 548. S. 14, ’07. 500w. | |
| + | N. Y. Times. 12: 652. O. 19, ’07. 20w. | |
| + − | Outlook. 87: 45. S. 7, ’07. 100w. |
Lynde, Francis. [Empire builders.] †$1.50 Bobbs.