| + — | Dial. 39: 42. Jl. 16, ‘05. 290w. | |
| — | Ind. 58: 1132. My. 18, ‘05. 320w. |
“As a novel Mr. Wise’s book, while it contains some excellent material will not hold the average reader’s attention. But it only ostensibly a novel. It is rather a personal explanation, and as such will interest persons who know who Mr. Wise is.”
| + — | N. Y. Times. 10: 178. Mr. 25, ‘05. 630w. |
“Mr. Wise cannot be accounted a success as a novelist, but as a historian he is clear and forceful, and his book calls for careful consideration.”
| + — | Outlook. 79: 857. Ap. 1, ‘05. 320w. |
“As a piece of fiction the book is a negligible quantity, but as the narrative account of the movement of events and the development and importance of the predominant feelings in the South before, during, and immediately after the war it is a worthy contribution to our Civil war literature.”
| — + + | Pub. Opin. 38: 713. My. 6, ‘05. 160w. |
“A new kind of reconstruction story, cleverly weaving together fact and fiction, and discussing the negro problem frankly and impressively.”
| + | R. of Rs. 31: 508. Ap. ‘05. 160w. |
[*] Wishart, Alfred Wesley. Primary facts in religious thought. [*]75c. Univ. of Chicago press.