The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1858-09-13
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No other Life Of Jefferson ever publishsd-proh
ably none that ever wtH b. pnbIshel--ean bsaS aay
mrarson to this in thorough fullasss al in
c.dent and conscientious hdclity.
This hiogn ply has evidently been . labor Of love-
and the years Of patient Assduo1s toll 1t has cost
have been given with ungrudgfng, untirinx snthu.
sissn.-[N. Y. Tribune.
Atlength the public have . Life Of Thomas JET.
sure to be popular, but enc that viii stand the e..
sential historical test-that Of accuracy andtruth.
fulness. II 10 seen that the ground work Of the
Whole 10 authentic cotemporary material, and Of
the highest order. To gather It has been the work
Of years. We would mot compare this volume with
that ininitable and inoompsrabls biography of
Bos WE'LL and yet faithful il the portrsiture that
Jefferson 10 made to draw Of himself. that his na-
ness not unlike that In which johnson stands out
In the pages OF Boswel.-l Boston Post
Imbusd with that enthu,iastic adm irstion Of his
subject, without which biographer Is rarely sue
cessful, ar. Randall nevertheiess does seek to
hi.e whatever faults he may and, either from him.
self or from the reader. He paints the picture a.
Cromwell insisted his should be painted. "varte
ana ALL. The picture gains by this in life like
coionng' without losing any Of its majestic pro-
portions. - Albany Eve. Jour
No one who runs. however casually, over this
work, will fail to be satisfied that Mr. Randall has
added very largely to the worlds stock Of infor-
nation about Jefferson. that be has had aseess to
sources hitherto unex plored, and that he has done
more than Vas ever done by any ono hsfere hin 70
illustrate the psrsonality Of that great Statesman.
IN. Y Eve. Post.
We have read with delight Nr. Randslis espsi.
vatiug details Of MIR. Jedersop'a personal history,
which he has ssdulously gathered, and Adnirabiy
grouped together, from great variety Of ausAsnsie
sources, hitherto unsxplored. Out OF the tempting
richness Of his materials the able and sighted
author has constructed = book, ~ ones most en-
tertAining and instructivc--one that shou1a b
studied BY every patriot Of the land d.-[ Richmond
Enquirer.
There can be only one opinion a. to the ability.
general impsrtiaiity and industry which Mr.. 4 an
dali has brought into combination in the compost
tion OF this biography. He has
worshiiy executed : much wanted book.-fPhila-
dslphia Press.
Itwill take place among tho choicest classics Of
American literature, and be consulted BY every fu-
tars historian Of this country II Philadelphia Rves
We like Il because II neither csncesls palliate,.
exaegsrasss, nor distorts but appfoaches in every
instance, Andin every articuar, the career Of the
noble character whose opinions have done 80 much
TO shape the domestic and foreign policy Of the na-
ti.n be contributed greatly tocsll int xstence
IN. 0.True Delta.
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handsomely bound in cloth.
Experienced Canvssting Agents wanted, In ali
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Specimen copies will be sent by mail, prepaid.
to any address, on receip, of the price.
For full particulars, address
DkRBY 4 JACKSON, Publisher
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