The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1858-08-27
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No otherl.ife Of eEsrson ever pablishsd-prob
ably none thai ever rfA bs puhlshed-esn bear any
comparison to this In ess, fullness Of In
cdent and considerations fidelity.
This bogrs ply has evidently been labor Of love,
and tho years Of patient, assiduous toll II has cost,
have been given with ungrudging, sntiring enthu-
sasm.-[N. Y. Tribune.
/ = A. length the public have Life Of Thomas Jrf-
ferson that 10 not only fascinating. and therefore
sure to be popular but one thAtw stand the es-
sential historical testthat OF accuracy andtruth-
fulness. Its seen that the ground work Of the
whole Is authentic cotemporary material, and OF
the highest order. To gather II has been the work
Of years. We would not compare this volume with
that .-imitable and Incompatible biography OF
Bos WE'LL and yet faithful IL the portrAitars that
Jeasrsoa IL made 10 draw Of himself, that bis na-
turr, his very soul. 10 deinisted with diatiDct-
| ness not unlike that in which johnson stands out
in the pages Of Boweli-t Boston Post.
Imbued With that enthusias tic dmirAtion OF his
subject, without which biographer 10 rarely suo-
cessful, Mr.. Randall nsvertheiea does not seek TO
hide whatever faults he may and, either from him
self or from the reader. He psints the picture ~
and all" The picture gains BY this in Mls-lss
| coloring. without losing any Of is majestic pro-
por.ions.--l Albany Bvs. Josr.
No one who runs. however casually, over this
work will fail TO Be satishsd that Mr. Randall has
added very largely to the worlds stock Of infor-
nation about Jefferson, that he has hsd aoosss TO
sources hitherto unexplored, and that be has done
more than was ever done BY any one before him to
illustrate the personality Of that great statesman
IN. Y. Eve. Post.
| We have read With delight Ar. Randsli's sapti-
waiting details Of Mr.. Je6srson' . personal history,
| which he has ssdulOusly gathered, and admirably
grouped together, from great variety Of Authsntic
SOURCES hitherto unsxplored. 0us of the tempting
richness Of his materials, the able and clear
| author has constructed book, at once most en-
/ tertaining and instructive--one that should b.
studied by every patriot Of tho land.-[ Richmond
Enquirer.
There can be only one opinion ~ 10 the ability,
general impartiAiity and industry which Mr.. Ram
dali has brought into combination In the posi-
tion Of this biography. He has
worthily oxssuted much wanted book.-lPhiia-
delphia Press.
twin take place among the choicest classics Of
American literature, and be consulted BY every IA
ture historian Of this iscountry.l PhilAdslphia Eve,
Bullitin-
We like 1t because 1t neither sonceals, palliates
exaggerates, nor dstors. but approaches, in every
instance and in every articular, the career Of ths
noble character whose opinions have done 30 much
to shape he domestic and foreign policy Of the na
tion he contributed greatly tocali into xistence
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