St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1858-08-12
The Greatest Biography Of the Age.
NOW READY
TIE LIFE OF THOMAS JEFFERSON
BY HENRY S. RANDALL, L. D.
IN THREE VOLUMES, OCTAVE.

This work contains upwards Of 600 pages, ii printed
ON tine paper, and handsomely bound in styles.
II Is Illustrated by several engraytngs steel and
mcToils fac SaiisS among the former two line
traits Oi JtsfERN. The fac siDs embrace among 9th
the original draft the DECLARATION Independence
in JEffEitsoN's own hand writing.
This j., IN every sense, authorized work Il
deTtaken under the appreciation of his family and It'll
an unrcsefved access 10 all the private papers o JtER
soN IN their possession and has received the benefit Of
their reCnleCtonS and opinions at every step
The work contains the expressions of JEFFERSON every
public life Ia his dcatha period IL about sixty years,
and embracing the whole forming period at the Republic
II contains J1fEIssoNs heretofore unpublished family
correspondence selections from his finest Published lot
ters STATE papers, etc, etc
OPINIONS or TIE PRESS.
''No other Life Of Jefferson ever pubshed-probably
none that Will be pubrhe,i-ean bear any com,ari
sou 3" this IN th"roushncss minsss of incident and con
IDENTIFY been labor 81 love, aud the years Of patient
duous toll has cost, have been gwen with ungrudgng
untiring enthusiasm. ''.Ncio Fork Tribune
At length the public have a life of Thomas jefferson,
that u not only fascinating and therefore be pop
ulnr, but one that viii stand Ia" essential historic
that u accuracy and tr,hulncss. IL Is that the
ground work of the whole is authentic Co,emVSrary
rral, aud Of the highest order To gather 1t has been
the work OF years. We would not compare this volume
with that innitabe and incompatible biography Of Bps
we'll and yet fahful thcpurtraitre that jefferson
made Ia draw oi himself that his nature his very soul
is dclneatcd with dstinctness unlike that in which
Johnson stands out IN the pages OF Boswell -i'oStdr
Post.
Imbued with tina, enthusiastic admiration OF his sub.
cct without which biographer Is rarely successful Mr.
Randall nevertheless does not seek tai hide whatever
faults he may ni, either from himself from the read
H. paints the picture Crumw ell insisted his should
be painted, warts and all The picture gains by thi-
IN lite like Coluring without losing any Of majestic
proportions. '-1bday Eueittg Journal
No one who runs his eye, however casually over
this work will fail 10 be satisfied that Mr., Randall has adj
de-" very largely To the stock OF the worlds Information
about Jefferson thai he has had access Ia sources unex
that ne me- hmm MAS ~
any before him /" illustrate the personality Of thai
great statesman ,'-Ne~ York Erenia9 Post
"we have read with delight Mr. Randalis captivating
details OF Mr. slierson's personal history, which he hu
sedulOusy gathered, and admirably grouped together
from great variety of authentic sources hitherto
pored out al the tempting richness OF his materials
the able and clear sighted author has constructed book
at most Interesting ana ins'rucvcouc that SHOULD
be studied by every patriot of the land 'Rtchn,ono
En2atreT.
There can he only one opinion as to the ability gen
| cral impartiIity aud industry which Mr., Randall ha:
brought into combination in the composition OF this bog
| raphy. . lie has worhy eXeCuteda muci
wanted book. -IhiadtiIh ia Press.
ri Will take place among the choicest classics o
America, literature, and be consulted by every tur,
historian of ibis country '-Ihaadeipha Ereaia9 Bui
ietiH
We like it because il neither conceal paaies exas
scrates, distorts, but Approaches h every Instance
andn every particular the Career of the noble character
whose opinion, have done 50 much TO shao he dolnes
and foreign policy OF the nation lac contributed So srca'
| to call into exist,nce.n-N. o. True Delta.
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