This story of California is the story of Elijah Berl, a dreamer and fanatic, who undertook the great work of making a barren wilderness “blossom as the rose,” and, blinded by the light of his glowing vision, sought base methods to attain his noble end. His partner who applies the “moral straight-edge,” the girl who helps, and the weak wife who hinders are strongly drawn. The company’s affairs, the orange industry, the building of the irrigation dam, and the feverish land boom just before its collapse give the typical atmosphere of the early West.
Reviewed by Frederic Taber Cooper.
| + + | Bookm. 21: 367. Je. ‘05. 440w. | |
| + | Dial. 38: 392. Je. 1, ‘05. 120w. | |
| Ind. 59: 209. Jl. 27, ‘05. 260w. |
“Mr. Nason has drawn the character of Elijah with excellent precision and clearness.”
| + | N. Y. Times. 10: 311. My. 13, ‘05. 290w. |
“The author evidently knows conditions in California, and is wide awake in his study of human character.”
| + | Outlook. 80: 196. My. 20, ‘05. 130w. | |
| + | Pub. Opin. 39: 27. Jl. 1, ‘05. 170w. |
National documents: state papers so arranged as to illustrate the growth of our country from 1606 to the present day. [*]72c; lea. [*]92c; pa. [*]42c. Bell, H. W.
“A valuable little volume containing important state papers, from the charter of Virginia, given in 1606 to the Panama ship canal treaty of 1904.”—Arena.
Reviewed by Amy C. Rich.