“The essay was intended for general readers and its merits fully justify its being put into book form.”
| + + | Ann. Am. Acad. 25: 133. Ja. ‘05. 240w. |
McLain, John Scudder. Alaska and the Klondike. [**]$2. McClure.
The author, who is editor of the Minneapolis Journal, accompanied a special sub-committee of the Senate committee on territories to Alaska in the summer of 1903 and in a series of articles for his paper discussed the resources and possibilities of the country. These articles now appear in book form revised, and including statistical information on commercial and industrial operations down to 1904.
“His book is conservatively written, is interesting and seems to be believable.”
| + + | Ann. Am. Acad. 26: 592. S. ‘05. 420w. |
“It is the most complete and also the most trustworthy book of its class that has appeared up to the present time.”
| + + + | Critic. 47: 191. Ag. ‘05. 70w. |
“The book should serve for a long time ... in the capacity of an authoritative reference work.” Wallace Rice.
| + + | Dial. 38: 385. Je. 1, ‘05. 230w. |