The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1858-12-07
"The Greatest Biography of the Age >
now READY:
THE LIFE OF THOMAS JEFFERSON
BY HENRY s. RANDALL, L. d.
In Three voIumes, octave.

tsHIS work contains upwards Of 2eoo pages. !;
printed on hne paper, and handsomely boup
10 various styles II is illustrated by several en-
gfavings on steel, and numerous fac similes anon
.ne former are Two hne portraits of Jefferson. tn
rae nmiies embrace, among sthers, the oririns
draft OF the Declaration Of Independence in Je5er
son . own hand writing
Ihis Is In every sense, an authorized work L
was undertaken under the appreciation OF bis fam
lily. and with an unrescrved access 10 All the nyi
vate paPers Of Jefferson In their possession snt
mas received the benefit Of their recolections ant
opinions At every step.
The work contains the expressions Of Jefferson on
every great public question which arose, from his
savent 70 puehe life to his deatb-a period of sbou
90 years, and embracing the whole YoRnisc period
Of the REPUBLIC. 1t contains Jcfcrson,s hereto
fore unpublished family pondence selection,
from his hnest pahlishedl letters state papers etc.
OPINIONS OF THE PRESS
No other Life Of eherson ever published--proh.
ably Done that ever wN be puhhshsd-cap bear an '
comtarison to this in thoroughness falness Of In
ctdent and conscientious fidelity. .
lhis biogrs ply has evidently been labor Of love,
ana the years OF patient assiduous toll it has cost
have been given with ungrudging, untiring enthu-
| siasms- N Y. Tribune.
Atlength the public have Life of Thomas JEFF.
ferson that Is not only fascinating and therefore
sure 70 oe popular, but one that will stand the es-
tiaihistorcal Test that Of accuracy and truth
fniness. It's seen that the ground=wurk OF the
whole 10 authentic coscmporary material and of
the highest order. To gather it has been the work
Of years. Wewould not compar thia voiume 6 wit b
that inimitable and incompatible bovrsnhy ~
Boswell and yet faithful IL the portraisure that
Jefferson is made to draw of himse NJ that his ma
ture, his very soul is deliniated with distinct
ness net unlike that in which johnson stands out
in the pages of Boswel.--I Boston Post
lmhaed with that enthusiast tic admiration OF his
subject, without which biographer is rarely sue.
cessfai, Mr. Randall nevertheless does not seek 10
hide whatever faults he may find, either from him
self or from the reader. He paints the picture al
Cromwell insisted bis should be painted, "warts
and all. The picture gains by this in life Ik .
eoloring, without losing any OF its majestic pro-
poriions.- Albany Eve. Jour.
No one who runs. however casually over this
work, will fail to be satisfied that Mr. Randa has
added very largely TO the worlds stock az infoY
nation about Jefferson, that he has had access 70
sources hitherto unes pored, and that he has done
more than Was ever done by any one before him to
illustrate the personality cf that great statesman
IN. y. Eve. Poat.
We have read with delight Mr.. Randall, eanti.
atins details of Mr.. Jeferson's personal history.
which he has ssduiousiy gathered, and admirably
grouped together from great variety Of authentic
sosrces, hitherto ncxplored OUT Of the ten,
richness OF bis materials the able and clear
author has constructed book, at once most en-
tertaining and instructiye--one that shouM he
studiedb by every patriot of the land Richmon
Enquirer.
There can be only ono opinion as to the ahility.
general impartialisy and industry which Mr.. Ran
dali has brought into combination in the com posi-
tion of this biography He has
worthily executed much wanted book--rPhiln.
ielphia Press.
twill take place among the choicest classics Of
American literature, and be consulted by eyery fu
lure historian of this iseounry Philadelphia Eve.
Bnlhtin.
We like 1t because Ii nsither conoenls palliates
xaggerates, nor distorts. but approaches in every
Instance, and In every articuiar the career Of the
noble character whose opinions have done so much |
shape the domestic and foreign policy Of the ma
ion he contributed SO greatly tocal ints xistence
IN. o. True Delta.
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