The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1858-12-09
"Ihe Greatest Biography Of the Age ;
NOW READY
THE LIFE OF THOMAS JEFFERSON
BY HENRY IS. RANDALL, Ii. p.
I'm Three voIumes, Octave.

| 'his work contains upwards Of 1,oe0 psges IL
printed on hLe paper, and hand.ornely bound
IN various styles II is Illustrated by several en-
cravings on steel, and nu merous fac ION
sne former are two hne portraits Of Jefferson. The
iac simiies embrace, among sthers, the Sriginal
uraft of the Declaration Of Independence In JsfYar
son own hand writing.
I'M. Is In every sense, IN authorised work 1t
sas unaerfAkcn under the appreciation Of his fam.
Wy. and With an unrescrved access to All the pri.
sate papers OF jefferson In their possession and
As received the benefit Of their recollections and
opinions at every step.
The work contains the expressions ~ Ia - -,
every great public question which arose, from hi,
advent TO pabc life 10 his death-s period Of sbout
oo years, and embracing tbe whole ronnIss peYiod
OF me hepuoiic. i contains Jcnesson's hereto
iere unpuoished family correspondence; selections
from his finest Published Letters state pspers etc
OPINIONS oF THE PRESS.
No other Late OF Jefferson ever puhlished--prob.
ably none that ever riH be rubi,shed-can bear any
cnm rarison TO this in fullne.s Of in
c,dent and conscientious fidelity.
lhis biogrt ply has evidently been labor Of love
and the years Of patient asduous toll il has cos,
nave been given with ungrudging, untiring enthu-
| siasm.-tS Y. Tribune.
Atiengsh The public have Life of Thomas JEFF
ferson thatis not only fascinating, and therefore
sure 70 be popular, but one that will stand the es-
entaihhtorical test-thatof accuracy andtYutb.
iaihess. it's seen that the groundwork Of the
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the highest order. To gather Ii has been the work
Of years. We would not compare this volume vii b
that inimitabk and Incompatible biography Of
Botwel and yet so faithful is the portraitnre tina
Jefferson ia ade to draw Of himseif, that his ma
turc, bis very soul, is deiiniated with distinct
ness not unlike that in which johnson stands on,
| in thepages Of Boswel.--f Boston Post
Imbued with that nthu-iaxtic admiration OF hi,
subject, Without which biographer is rarely .uo-
cessfal MIR. Randall nevertheless does not seek q
hide whatever faults he may end. either from him.
self or from the reader He paints the picture a,
Cromwell insisted bis should be painted, "var,,
and ALL. The picture gains by this in life like
coloring, without losing any Of its majestic pro-
por,ions.--[ 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 Aces. 10
hitherto unex plored, ana that be has done
more than was ever done by any one before him To
illustrate the personality If that great statesman
IN y. Eve. Post.
We have rsad With delight MIR. RandaIps canti-
attng details of Mr. jefsrson's personal history,
which be has ssduiously gathered, and admirably
grouped together from great variety Of authentic
sources hitherto unexpiored. OUT Of the tc pti ne
richness of his materials, the able and
author has constructed book, at once most en-.
tertaining and instrnctive--ona that should b.
stndiedby every patriot Of the lapd.--f fRichmon
Enquirer.
There be only one opinion "A TO the ability.
kthrfHA siupaittNhby hNuinuustfy which Mr.. Ran
dah has brought into combination in the com posi-
ton of this biography. He ha,
worthily executed much wanted book.-lPbila-
deiphia Press.
Itwili take place among the choicest classics al
American literature, and be consulted by every fu-
ture historian of this country II Ey.
Bullitin.
We like II because il neither conceals palliates
exsggcrases, nor dstortH. but approaches In ever,
ancs, and In every articnAr the career of thu
noble character whose opinions have done 80 much
to shape tbs domestic and foreign policy Of the ma
tion be contributed 30 greatly ,ocal nis xistence
IN. o. True Della.
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