“It is one of the most interesting accounts of exploration we have seen.”

+ +Ann. Am. Acad. 25: 596. My. ‘05. 70w.

“Seldom has a story of hardship bravely endured been told so movingly.” J. B. G.

+ +Critic. 46: 472 My. ‘05. 210w.
Nation. 80: 256. Mr. 30, ‘05. 910w. (Condensed narrative.)

“It is a homely and pitiful story of enterprise, disappointment, and starvation. Its manifest moral is that it does not do to start wrong if you would go exploring.”

+ +N. Y. Times. 10: 98. F. 18, ‘05. 1620w.
N. Y. Times. 10: 388. Je. 17, ‘05. 170w.

“It is a wonderfully interesting record, told in a simple and straightforward manner.”

+Outlook. 79: 706. Mr. 18, ‘05. 220w.
+Pub. Opin. 38: 717. My. 6. ‘05. 180w.

“Presents, in a graphic, literary style, the tragic story.”

+ +R. of Rs. 31: 381. Mr. ‘05. 160w.