“There is no fairer view of American colonial development than that contained in the five bulky volumes of Mr. Doyle.”
| + | Ind. 63: 1232. N. 21, ’07. 20w. | |
| + + − | Lit. D. 34: 841. My. 25, ’07. 480w. |
“It is safe to say that no one can hereafter write about or study the colonial period of American history without reckoning with, and constantly referring to, Mr. Doyle’s work.”
| + + − | Lond. Times. 6: 59. F. 22, ’07. 1060w. |
“In organizing and distributing his data Mr. Doyle followed very conventional models, and in the work before us has neglected some of the most essential portions of our history.”
| − + | Nation. 85: 399. O. 31, ’07. 1050w. |
“But although specialists will find fault with him for inaccuracies, the great value of the work is unquestionable. It is regrettable that the indexes have not been better made.” Robert Livingston Schuyler.
| + − | N. Y. Times. 12: 444. Jl. 13, ’07. 1150w. | |
| + − | Outlook. 86: 969. Ag. 31, ’07. 390w. |
“In the volume upon the middle colonies the treatment is to a degree systematic and in some parts quite detailed. Much the same method is followed as was apparent in the earlier instalments of the work. But the writer’s chief fault lies in his failure to grasp, or at least to set forth, the significance of our colonial history as a whole.” Herbert L. Osgood.
| + − | Pol. Sci. Q. 22: 506. S. ’07. 900w. | |
| R. of Rs. 35: 508. Ap. ’07. 60w. |