The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1858-09-20
oPINIoNs On THE pRxsa

No other Life of Jelerson ever pahlisAeA-prob
Ably none that ever wsu b. publshed- hoaS aay
comparison to this in thorough f1llassss1 ~
csdsnt g. and ccnsctentioa. adeiity.
This biogrs ply has evidently been laAes u 1ovs,
and the years Of patient asaiduoss toll II has sss
nave bscn given With ungyndgine, uAtis3nR sntha-
siasm.-tN. Y. Tribune.
Atlsng,h the public have Life Of Thsnas JEFF
feFson that is net only fascinating and therefore
sure TO be popular. bat one that viii stand the e.
sential historical tsstthat Of Accuracy and truth-
fainess. II seen that the ground work Of the
whole s authentic eotemporary material, and Of
the highest order. To gather Il has been the work
ot years. Wewould mot compare this volume With
that inimitsble and incompatible biography Of
and yet 80 faithfal is the pcrtraitsrs that
Jefferson is madc to draw Of himself that his ns-
turr, his very soul 10 dstiniated with distinct
ness not unlike that in which johnson stands out
in the pages of Bosvell.--f Boston Post.
inhaod with thst enthusias tic admiration Of his
subject, without which biosrapher 10 rarely sue
cessful, MI Randall nevertheless does not seek to
hide whatever faults he may End, either from him.
self or from the reader. lie paints the picture a.
Cromwell insisted his should be painted, "warts
and ali." TIE picture gains sy this n lifs-liks
por'ions.--t Albany Eve. Jour.
No one who runs, however casunIly. eves this
work, win fail to be satisfied that Mr. 1an6AllAee
added very largely to the worlds steek & t1lsr-
nation about Jefferson, that he - ~ o1onD 70
sources hitherto xplcred, snd tAAa ~ hes dsas
more than was ever done BY any 90 bo1os hin 70
IN. Y Eve. Post.
We have read with delight Mr.. RAndaIls espsi-
ting details Of Mr.. Jc6ersoa Z perseaal History,
which be has ssdulously gathered, and admirably
grouped together, from great variety Of authentic
sources hitherto uns1ploPsa. 0ut Of the tempting
richness of bis matertals the able and Ated
author has constructed hook, st ones most en-
tsrtaining and tnstructive--une that should b
studied BY every patriot Of tho lAAd.-( Richmond
Enquirer.
There can Be only oss opinicn - 70 the ahiiity,
general impartislity and industry which Mr.. RAM
dali has brought into combination In the eonposi-
non Of this biography, He hes
worthiiy executed : much wanted book.--fPhii6~
dephA Press.
II will take place among the eheiesst classics IL
American literature, and bc consulted BY every ~
ture historian of this country II Kvs.
Bullitin.
We like 1t because IL neither conceals, pslliatss,
exaggerstes, distorts but approaches, In every
and in every artieulAr the career Of the
noble character whose opinions have done % much
to shape the domestic and foreign policy Of the
fion he contributed 50 greatly tecal ints xisencs
IN. y. True Delta.
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