Descriptive note in December, 1905.
| Ind. 62: 153. Ja. 17, ’07. 140w. |
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Ober, Frederick Albion. [Amerigo Vespucci] (Heroes of American history.) *$1. Harper.
7–7447.
His early life amid Florentine surroundings, the avidity with which he absorbed accounts of Marco Polo’s wonderful journeys, his study of charts, globes, nautical instruments for the sake of acquiring skill in cosmography lead up to a very informing narrative of his four voyages. His relations with Columbus, and the diverging characteristics of the two explorers are interestingly sketched.
“Scholars will object to his interesting but irrelevant digressions. It is a real contribution to popular history.”
| + + − | Ann. Am. Acad. 30: 599. N. ’07. 180w. | |
| + | Dial. 43: 44. Jl. 16, ’07. 140w. | |
| + | Nation. 84: 264. Mr. 21, ’07. 60w. |
“Within very moderate limits, and in a clear, attractive way, Mr. Ober succeeds in presenting an interesting portrait of the man.”