“To the average reader Mr. Buckmaster’s text is particularly useful; first, because he has appended thereto a glossary of architectural terms, and secondly, because he has illustrated that glossary.”
| + + | Outlook. 81: 381. O. 14, ‘05. 270w. |
Buell, Augustus C. History of Andrew Jackson, pioneer, patriot, soldier, politician, president. 2v. [**]$4. Scribner.
A comprehensive biography based upon public and private documents, and personal recollections of eminent men and women. The long life of the man of many-sided character and varied activities is given in full with the history of his time in the background.
“Against Mr. Buell’s style of expression one cannot bring the charge of dullness. He has written with alertness and clearness. He has given us a personal biography in which an abundance of incident and many amusing anecdotes are introduced. Mr. Buell’s facile narrative is full of errors great and small. There are in the book serious omissions of facts.” John Spencer Bassett.
| + + — | Am. Hist. R. 10: 667. Ap. ‘05. 450w. |
“Mr. Buell gives the fullest and most elaborate description [of the battle of New Orleans] which we have seen.”
| + + | Ath. 1905, 2: 76. Jl. 15. 540w. |
“From such tokens—as from laxities of style sufficient to rouse a suspicion that every statement will not bear scrutiny—the reader finds his confidence in the historical value of the book impaired. To the author’s credit it must also be said that he has performed with marked success the difficult task of giving a fairly intelligible account of the two great battles of Jackson’s life,—the battle of New Orleans, and the fight against the United States bank. This is manifestly one of the works to which future students of the man and period must have recourse.” M. A. De Wolfe Howe.
| + + — | Atlan. 95: 132. Ja. ‘05. 710w. |