The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1858-11-24
aThe Greatest Biography Of the Age"
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THE LIFE OF THOMAS JEFTKR1oN,
BY HENRY 8. RANDALL, Ii. D.
In Three veIunes, octave.

vJvHIs work contains upwards Of 1000 pages, u
i printed on fne paper, and handsomsiy bound
in various styes. II In illustrated by several en-
cravings on steel, sndnunsrous fee siniies; among
the former are two Ane porirain Of Jsasssen. Ihs
fac SMILES embrace, among ethers, the GriginAl
draft Of the Declaration Of Independence in Jsfsr-
sons ewn hand writing. !.
was undertaken under the appreciation Of his fam
lily. and with unreserved access to sll the pri-
vats papers Of Jefferson In their possession and
has received the benefit Of their rscollsctons and
The worh contains the expressions Of JeaerSon On
svssy great pahlic a s0tion which arose, from his
advent 10 pahlio life To his death-aperiod efabost
90 years, and embracing the whole roRnhs period
OF the Republic. IL contains Jc6srscns hereto
fore unpublished family correspondenee; selections
from his finest published letters, state papers etc.
OPINIONS OF THE PRESS.
No other Ilfe Of jefferson ever pahlishsd-Drob
comparison to this in thorough ess fullness OF in
cdent and 90 nscientious fidelity.
This biogrs ply has evidently been labor OF love,
and the years Of patient, assiduous toll y has cost,
have been given With ungrudging, sntiring snthu-
Atleneth the public have Life Of Thomas JEFF
ferson thAtis not only fascinating, and therefore
sure to be POPULAR but one that viii stand the g.
ssntisl historical tsstthat OF accuracy andtruth-
fulnsss. Its seen that the groundwork Of tho
whole Is authentic cotempofary material, and OF
the highest order. To gather IL has 6esn the work
Of years. We would not compare this volnme with
Boswell and yet so fsishful is the portrsiturs that
Jefferson 10 made to draw Of himself, that his ma
ture, his very soal, IL deiniAsed with distinct
ness not unlike that in which johnson stands Qut
In the pages Of Boswen.-l Boston Post.
Imbaed with that enthusiastic admiration Of his
suhj without which baegrapher 10 rarely sue
oe<sful, Mr.. Randall does not ssek TO
hide Whatever faults he may And, either fron Aim-
Cromwell insisted his shosld be painted, warts
and all" The picture gains by this 10 lifs-hks
coloring, without losing any Of its majestic pro-
portions.-l Albany Eve. Jeur.
No one who runs. however oasuaily, over this
work. will fail to bo satisfied that Mr.. Randall has
added very largely to the worlds stock Of infoS-
nation about Jefferson, that he has had socsss TO
sources hitherto plored, and that hc has done
more than Was ever done BY any ous hsfors him to
illustrate the personality Of that great statesman.
Ne have read with delight Mr.. Randau's capti-
ating details Of Mr.. Jefferson 3 personal hissory,
which he has ssssdulously gathered, and adnirably
grouped together, from great variety 81 authentic
sources, hitherto uncxplorsd. Out Of the eteuptinE
richness his materials, the able and clcsrsightsd
author has constructed book, at once most en-
tertaining and instructiye--one that should be
studied by every patriot Of the lAnd.--t Richmond
Enquirer.
There can be only one opinion ~ TO the ability,
general impartiality and industry which Mr.. Ram
dali has brought into combination IN the comPosi-
tion Of this biography. He has
worthiiy executed much wanted bcok.-TPhils-
dslphia Press.
1t viii take place among the choicest clAssies of
American literature, and be consslted BY every fs-
ture historian of this country Eve.
Bullitin.
We like 1t because it neither concsAls, pallates,
exaggerates, distorts but approaches, In every
stance and In every artcuiAr, the career OF the
noble character whose opinions have done 80 much
10 shape the domestic and foreign policy Of the nA-
tion he contributed greatly tocal int existencc
IN. O.True Delta.
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