“One of the most noteworthy works of classical analytical history of recent years.”
| + + | R. of Rs. 36: 636. N. ’07. 110w. |
“The work of Signor Ferrero, to-day the foremost of Italian historians, is in a large measure justified. For he has something to say, though it is often hard to dig it out. He belongs to the newer school of historians, who trace not the conscious purpose of the hero, but the inevitable march of circumstances and tendencies.”
| + − | Sat. R. 103: 718. Je. 8, ’07. 1590w. |
Fiala, Anthony. Fighting the polar ice. **$3.80. Doubleday.
6–44309.
In recording a two years’ fight with polar opposition north of the 81st parallel there are bound to be sensationally dramatic adventures. “It is a record of disaster and defeat. The expedition which was sent out by William H. Ziegler in 1903 to reach the pole from a land base in Franz Josef Land, lost its ship, made three attempts to cross the polar pack by sledge, none of which lasted more than two or three days, and returned home. The main achievements of the expedition were a reconnoissance by Mr. Porter in Zichy Land, and a series of meteorological observations conducted by Sergeant Long.” (Bookm.)
“Although it does not contribute materially to the fund of Arctic knowledge, nor offer much in the way of adventure, it will be found popular with readers of exploration.”
| + | A. L. A. Bkl. 3: 41. F. ’07. |