The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1858-12-22
The Greatest Biography Of the Age =
How RHApY:
THE LIFE Of THOMAS JEFFERSON
BY HENRY s. RANDALL, L. h.
I'm Three yolumcs, octave.

'IsHIs work contains UP wards of 2ee0 p.p.s i,
printed on hne paper, and Handsomely bound
10 Various styles Ii is Illustrated by several en-
gfasngs on ateel, and raus far si lies smour
.he FORMER are two fine portraits Of Jefferson The
iac Hmiies embrace. among ethers, the oYirinsl
draft OF the Decaration Of independence In Jener-
sons own hand writing.
This is In every sense an authorized ~ork u
was undertaken under the appreciation Of his fam.
ny. ana with an nnreserved access to all the pri
yate papers Of Jeferson In their possession and
has received the benefit of their recoisctions and
opinion at every step.
The work contains the expressions Of Jefferson on
every great public question which arose, from his
sdvent to public life 10 his dea tha period Of about
oo years, and embracing the ~hole vonsIse period
OF tne Republic. 1t contains Jeferssn's hereto
uhpueiished family carres pondencr; selections
from his hnes' puhlish shed letters state papers etc.
oPTNIosh OF THE PRESS.
No other Life OF Jefferson ever published--proh
soiy none that ever rtl be pabl,shrd-can bear any
comparison TO this In thorou fullness of in
endent and conscientious fidelity .
This biogr, ply has sevdsntiy been labor Of love-
ana The years Of patient, assdaous toll il has cost
nave oeen given With angrudging untiring enthu-
Atleng.h The public have Life Of Thomas JEFF
ierson that is not only fascinating and therefore
sure 70 be popular but hat will stand the ss-
senfia historical testthat Of accuracy and truth
fulness. IL is seen that the ground work of the
whole il authentic contemporary material. ana az
we highest order. To gather il has been the work
Of years. We would not cem par this yn,ume win
that inimitabls and incompatible biography Of
Bos we'll and yet faithful is the portraitur.
Jefferson is m ade to draw Of himself that his ma
sure, his very soul, is dciniated with = dstinot-
ness not unlike that in which johnson stands out
| In the pages Of Bosweli.--tBoston Post.
imhaed with that enthusiastic sdmira tion Of hi.
subject, without xhieh biographer is rarely sue
cessfui Mr.. Randall less does NOT seek ia
hide whatever faults he may find, either from him
self or from the reader He paints he picture a.
Cromwell insisted his should be painted, "warts
and ALL The picture gains by this in life like
coiorng without losing any OF its majestic pro-
rnrtions.--f Albany Eve. Jour.
No one who runs. however casually. over this
work will fail to be satisfied that Mr.. Randall ha,
added very inrgely TO the worlds stock Of infor-
nation about Jefferson, that be has had access 10
sources hitherto unesplored, and that he has done
more than Was ever done by any one before him to
illustrate the personality Of that great statesman
II N. Y Eve, Post.
We have road With delight Mr.. Randau's. c.n,i.
atiag details VI MIR. Jeferson's personal history
which he has ssdulously gathered, and admirably
grouped together, from great variety OF authentic
sasfees. hitherto anexpioreo Our Of the sen ptinr
richness of his materials, the and clear sighted
anthor has constructed a book, at once nost on
tertasning and instructive--one that shoula be
studiedby every patriot Of the land. II Richmon
Enquirer.
There can be only one opinion A. to the ability.
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dali has brought into combination In the compost
tior 81 this biography. He has
worthily executed much wanted ook.-lPhiia-
dciphis Press
twill take place among the choicest classics OF
American literature, and be consulted bv every fu-
tare historian of thiscountry II Phliadelphia Eve
Bullitin.
We like IL because il neither concesls, palliatcs
exsggersses, distorts, hut approaches la every
stance and IN every srticuiar the career Of the
noble character whose opinions have done 80 much
to shape the domestic and foreign poliey OF the n
on he contributed greatly tVcall ints xistencs
IN. 0. True Delta.
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