A story which “deals first with the occupation of Oregon by American settlers, and later with McDonald’s expedition to Japan, undertaken in a spirit of adventure, and resulting in the Perry expedition, of such international consequence.” (Outlook.)
“Although the narrative is based ... upon an exhaustive examination of historical material, the volume can hardly be ranked as a historical publication.”
| + − | Am. Hist. R. 12: 479. Ja. ’07. 70w. | |
| + | N. Y. Times. 11: 703. O. 27, ’06. 230w. |
“There is so much vitality in the material upon which this book is based, and the writer expresses herself with such enthusiasm, that the volume holds the interest in spite of the fact that it is too loosely knit for a historical novel, and lacks the unity of a good biography.”
| + − | Outlook. 84: 941. D. 15, ’06. 80w. |
“This is history where the substantial facts are so woven with romance and restored to vitality by vivid imagination as to give atmosphere, color and life.”
| + | World To-Day. 11: 1221. N. ’06. 90w. |
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Earle, Mrs. C. W. Letters to young and old. *$2.50. Dutton.