The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1858-11-11
No. 219.
9The Greatest Biography Of the Age.
ROW R1ApY: s
THE LIFE or THOMAS JEFrERsoN,
By HENRY 8. RANDALL, liz d.
In Three vslumss, octave.

THIS work contains upwards Of 4oco pAfss, M
i printed on nns paper, and Handsomely bound
In various styles. II IL illustrated ~ several ea-
cravings steel, ard numerous fac siniiss; a0oa1
the former are two 6ne portrAitA Of Jenesson. The
fac aimilcs smhsace. among sthsTs, the original
draft Of the Declaration Of Independence In Je&eI-
son own hand writing.
This IA, in every sense, an Aathorised WORK .
lily. and With an unveserved access to all the pTi.
vafa pApcrs Of Js0erson In their possession ano
has received the benc6t Of their reccllsctions anA
opinions 81 every step.
The work contAins the expressions OF Jeacsson On
svery great public question which arose, from his
advent 70 puhic lfe 10 his dcatha period Of about
go ysars, and embracing the whole HonMlHe pex1ea
OF TIE Republic. II contains Jenersons hereto
from his finest pablshed letters, state papers, stss
OPINIONS OF THE PREss.
No osher IAfe Of efer.on svsr published--prcb
ably none that ever sriu be pubhshed-can bear any
comparison to this IN thoroughn sss fuilness of In
cidcns and conscientious fidelity.
This biogrs ply has evidently been labor Of love,
and the years OF patient assduous toll has cost
have been given with nngrndgiIg. sntirtns sAfhs-
siAsm--IN. Y. Tribune.
fsrson that il not only fascinating, and thsrsfors
sure to be popular but that will stand the -
sent a1 historical testthAt OF accuracy and trutns
fainess. Tits seen that the groundwork of ne
the highest order. To gather II has been the work
Of years. We would mot com mpare this voluns viii
that inimitab3e and incompatible biography ~
Bos WELL and yet faithful s the portraiture Shss
ture, his very soul is dsliniated with distinct.
ness not unlike that in which johnson stands ont
in the pages of Boswel.-I Boston Post.
Imbaed with that enthusiastic admiration OF Ais
subject, without which bogsApher 10 rarely suc-
osssful, Mr.. Randall nevertheless does not sesk -
hide whatever faults he may hnd, either from hiM-
self or from the readsr. He paints the picture -
Cromwell Insisted his fho~ld Be painted, "warts
and all" The picture gains hy this N nfs-n -nss
portions.-f Albany Eve. Jour.
No one who runs. however casually, over this
work, will fail to b satished that Mr. has
added very largely to the worlds atcc. q infef-
m mation about Jefferson, that he has had aeceas to
sources hitherto unex plorcd and that he hattAoAe
more than WAS ever done by any one before him 10
illustrate the personality Of that great statssnaA.
IN. Y. Eve. Post.
ating details Of MIR. Jefsrson's personal histery,
which he has ssduleusly gathered, and admirably
grouped together from great variety Of autAsnese
soarces, hitherto unexplored. Out OF the etenptfne
richness of his materials, the able and
author has constructed book, NJ onos most On
tcrtaining and instructive--one that should b
studied BY every patriot Of the hnd.-l Richmonp
Enquirer.
There can be only one opinion n to the ability,
dali has brought into continuation In The compost-
tion Of this biography. As las
worthiiy executed much wanted bcok.-IPhila.
delphia Press.
II win take place among the choicest classics of
American literature, and be consulted by every II.
ture historian Of this country IL phiiAdclphis Eve.
Bullitiu.
We like 1t because II neither conceAis, palliates,
cxsggsrates nor distorta, but approaches In every
instance aud in every articular the career Of the
noble character whose opinions have done 10 much
shape the domestic and foreign policy Of the ns-
ton he contributed greatly xistsncs.
IN. q. True Delta.
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