as literature as for the great fund of information it contains,— 
St. Louis Post Despatch, 
He writes pleasantly and with a distinct gift for rendering 
vivid pictorial effects with a genuine touch of poetic feeling 
and sentiment. . . . In brief Mr. Kirkham’s book may 
be read with much pleasure and profit.— Boston Herald, 
If one may not go to Mexico himself, the next best thing 
is to sit down with Mr. Kirkham’s book and give orders for 
no disturbance till one has strolled to heart’s content among 
picturesque places whither the author can so delightfully 
lead.—Louisville Courier Journal, 
A pleasant departure from the ordinary book of travels; 
Mexican Trails carries the reader into all sorts of by-paths 
and out-of-the-way places.—San Francisco Chronicle, 
The pictures drawn are not snapshots from a car window. 
They show the sympathetic touch of an artist, There is 
much of the dreamy style of Lafcadio Hearn.—Chicago Even- 
ing Post. 
No traveller in Mexico can consider the preparations for 
the trip quite complete unless they include a reading of 
Mexican Trails.—Evening News, Newark, 
He is a charming companion. Hesees all that is beauti- 
ful, and that he is invited to look at, with an artist’s appreci- 
ation.— Hartford Courant. 
Mr. Kirkham, already an author of experience in other 
fields, now gives a charming picture of Mexico. He does not 
attempt to instruct ; the book is an impressionistic painting, 
full of the atmosphere and color of the real Mexico—the 
Mexico of the Indian trails. . . . Mr. Kirkham has 
traversed many miles of territory still untouched by modern 
civilization, and his pictures of Indian life are full of feeling 
and pathos, relieved by touches of humor. . . . The 
narrative is refreshingly free from statistics and chapters on 
the financial resources of the country and the political situa- 
tion. As an artist is said to catch the expression of his model, 
so Mr. Kirkham has succeeded in portraying the individuality, 
the elusive spirit of Mexico.—Mew York Evening Post, 
