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Ths Greatest Biography Of the Age
THE LIFE OF
- THOMAS JEFFERSON.
81 Hsnsy s. Randall, Z. L. u. In three TOl-

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THIS work contains upwards Of 2000 pages,
a printed on sne paper, and is Handsomely bound
In various STYLES. Il Is illustrated By several
sngravings on steel, and numerous fac Smiles
among the former are two fine portraits OF JET
knaon. The fac SMILES embrace, among others,
the original draft Of the Declaration Of indie
psndenee, in JeRerson's own hand writing
This Is, In every sense, an authorized work.
Il Was undertaken under the appreciation OF his
family, and with an unreserved access to all the
rriyate pauers of Jefferson in their possession
and has received the benefit Of their recollec-
fIens and opinions at every step.
The work contains the expressions Of Jeffer-
son on every great public question which arose,
from his advent into public life, to his death-a
period Of about sixty years, and embracing the
whole forming period of the Revolution. IL
contains Jeferson's heretofore unpublished fam
lily correspondence selections from his finest
polished letters, State papers, etc, etc.
OPINIONS OF THE PRESS.
No other Life Of jefferson ever published
probably none that ever will be pnblished-can
bear any comparison to this in thoroughness,
fullness of incident, and conscientious fidelity.
This biography has eTi-
IDENTIFY been labor Of love, and the years of pa
with nngrudging, untiring enthusiasm.-N. y.
Tribune.
At length the public have Life Of Thomas
Jefferson, that is not only fascinating, and there
fore sure to be popular, but one that will stand
the essential historic test-that of accuracy and
tEuthfulness. Il is seen that the ground work
offthe whole is authentic contemporary mate
rial and that of the highest order. To gather
&c has been the work of years. We would not
compare this volume with that inimitable and
incOmparable biography Of Boswell, and yet so
faithful is the portraiture that Jefferson is made
% draw of himself, that his nature, his very
soul, is delineated with distinctness not unlike
that in which Johnson stands out in the pages
of Boswell.-BostoR Post.
Imbued with that enthusiastic admiration of
his subject, without which biographer is rarely
successful, Mr. Randall, nevertheless, does not
seek 10 hide whatever faults he may fud, either
from himself or from the reader. lie paints the
picture as Cromwell insisted his should be pain
ted. "warts and ALL The picture gains by this
In life-like coloring, without losing any Of its
majestic ropOrtIons.-Albany Zoe Jour.
No one who runs his eye, however casually,
over this work, will fail TO be satisfied that Mr..
Randall has added very largely to the stock of
the worlds Information about Jefferson, that he
has had access to sources hitherto unexplored,
and that he has done more than vas ever done
by any one before him to illustrate the PERSONAL
ity Of that great statesman.-N. Y. Zee. Post.
We have read with delight Mr. RandalPs
captivating details Of Mr.. JefersOn's personal
history, which be has sedulously gathered, and
admirably grouped together, from great variety
Of authentic sources hitherto unexplored. Out
of the tempting richness of his materials, the
able and clear sighted author has constructed a
book at once most entertaining and instructive
one that should be studied By every patriot Of
the land Richmond Eng.
There can be only one opinion rs to the abil-
ity, general impartiality and industry which MIR.
Randall has broaght into combination in the
composition Of this biography. He has
Worthily executed q much wanted book-IhH-
Gdelphis Press. sos
1t viii take place among the choicest class
les of American literature, and be consulted by
every future historian of this country.-Philad.
E0eHing Bulletin.
We like il because it neither conceals, palli-
ates, exaggerates, nor distorts. bat approaches,
In every Instance, and in every particular. the
career Of the noble character whose opinions
have done so much to shape the domestic and
foreign policy of the nation he contributed so
greatly to call into existence.-N. o. True
Della.
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