“Vary greatly as to subject and value, but all are written with humor and occasional pathos.”
| + | A. L. A. Bkl. 3: 16. Ja. ’07. |
“Mr. Ford produces his artistic effects and wins the reader’s interest more by his portrayal of character, which is all done in sharp, vigorous outlines, and by his swift, vivid touch in setting forth backgrounds and surroundings than by the stories he has to tell.”
| + − | N. Y. Times. 11: 744. N. 10, ’06. 180w. |
Foreman, John. [Philippine islands.] 3d ed. *$6. Scribner.
Descriptive note in Annual, 1906.
“Like the rest of the book, the new part has scarcely a page free from important errors (not to mention vital omissions). The bad arrangement and lack of revision involves much duplication, which the index but poorly remedies. The orthography is sometimes freakish, and Spanish terms are sometimes mistranslated. The statistical tables are very inaccurate in places; the chronological table also, as well is incomplete.” James A. LeRoy.
| − − − | Am. Hist. R. 12: 388. Ja. ’07. 1660w. |
“The volume is both lucid and impartial. It is, indeed, written in a spirit too purely academic to be altogether interesting.”
| + − | Outlook. 84: 842. D. 1, ’06. 560w. |