Poland: The Knight Among Nations.(Book review)

Sarmatian Review | September 1, 2006| | Copyright

Poland: The Knight Among Nations

Louis E. Van Norman

Introduction by Helena Modjeska

One fine characteristic I have especially noted in the American people: as a general rule, they are not led to an opinion by the verdict of any other nation. Of recent years, particularly, their popular verdicts have been based upon their own independent judgment, and some of these verdicts have afterwards been accepted by the whole world. They were the first to "discover" [Henryk] Sienkiewicz. They did not accept him on the claims of French, or German, or English ...

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