“The only great contribution of the volume is in its orderly assembling of materials which are familiar, in detail, to the average historian.”
| + | Ind. 63: 1000. O. 24, ’07. 200w. |
“Mr. Butler has succeeded pretty well in collecting his material, and nothing of value known to be extant seems to have escaped him. No attempt is made to portray Mr. Benjamin as a faultless character. But the true greatness of the man is appreciated and will be felt by all who read these pages.”
| + | N. Y. Times. 12: 487. Ag. 10, ’07. 260w. |
“His is not a book of any marked literary merit (suffering especially from an undue tendency to quotation), but it is careful, conscientious and convincing. With few exceptions, too, it is free from rancor and partisanship.”
| + − | Outlook. 86: 838. Ag. 17, ’07, 420w. |
Reviewed by Montgomery Schuyler.
| + | Putnam’s. 3: 103. O. ’07. 290w. |
Butler, William. Golfer’s guide; with an introd. by Dr. Macnamara. *$1. Lippincott.
A thorogoing hand-book of golf for beginners. Uniform with “The complete bridge player,” and “The complete fisherman.”