Salter, William. Iowa: The first free state in the Louisiana purchase. [**]$1.20. McClurg.
This is not the story of Iowa as a state, but an account of the incidents in American history which concern it, from 1673 to 1846, from its discovery to its admission as a state into the Union. Its varied history, under France, under Spain, in the Louisiana purchase, and the territories of Louisiana, Missouri, Michigan, Wisconsin, and at last Iowa is followed. The book is illustrated with portraits and plans.
| Am. Hist. R. 10: 955. Jl. ‘05. 50w. |
“The work is painstaking and careful but its scope is limited.”
| + | Ann. Am. Acad. 56: 594. S. ‘05. 140w. |
“A vast amount of information is given in this condensed and readable shape.”
| + + | Dial. 39: 19. Jl. 1, ‘05. 250w. |
“The story is told in a style that is clear, but without distinctive merit of any kind. Neither new knowledge nor original treatment of old information is in evidence.”
| — + | Nation. 81: 64. Jl. 20, ‘05. 370w. |
“His narrative lacks the flowing interest one would naturally expect, being retarded both by a peculiar inclusiveness of treatment and a somewhat halting style.”