The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1858-12-13
3Thc Greatest Biography Of the Age
now READY:
THE LIFE OF THOMAS yErYEwsO
BY HENRY 8. RANDALL, LID.
I'm Three voIunes, octave.

t'HIs work contains upwards Of 1,ooo pages IL
printed ON fne paper, and Handsomely bound
IN various styles II Ii illustrated by several en-
grAvipgs on steel, and numerous far SMILES anon
lac simiies embrace, among sthers, the original
draft OF the Declaration OF fudepcpdcpce in Jefer.
sons own hand writing
This u, in every sense, an authorised work II
was undertaken under the appreciation Of his fam.
iiy and with m unrescrved access to All the pri.
vate papers OF Jefferson In their possession and
has received the benefit of their recollections and
opinions NJ every step.
The work contains the expressions Of Jefferson on
every great public question which arose, from his
advent 10 public life 10 his deatb-a period Of about
oe years, and embracing the whole YonnlHs period
OF the Republic. II contains Je6ersor's hereto
fore unpublished family CORES ndence; selections
from MS nnest published letters state papers, etc.
OPINIONS OF THE PRESS.
No other Life Of ] enerson ever pubIished--prob
ably none that srta be publ, hedcsn hear any
comparison to this In thoroughncss fullness Of in
cidsnt and conscientious fidelity. .
his hiogri ply hasevidently been labor Of love,
and the years OF patient, assiduous toll IL has cost
have been given With ungrudging, untiring enthu-
siasm IN. Y. Tribune.
Atiength the Pablo have Life Of Thomas JEFF
farson shatis not only fascinating. and therefore
sure 70 os popular, but one that will stand the ss-
ssntiAl historical tcst Of accuracy and truth.
fuiness. ~ IN seen that the groundwork Of the
whois q authentic cotsnporAry material, and OF
tne highest order. To gather II has been the work
that inimitsble and incompatible biography Of
Bos well, and yet faithful 10 the portrai,are thai
Jefferson is IN ade to draw Of himself that his u.-
ture, his very soul, il deliniated with distinct
uess NOT unlike that in which Johnson stands out
In the pages OF Boswell.--I Boston Post.
lmbaed with that enthusiast tic admiration OF hi,
subject, without which abiographer is rarely suc-
cessfuls Mr. Randall nevertheless does not seek Il
hide whatever faults be may And, either from him.
self or from the reader. He paints the picture :,
Crcmwell insisted his should be painted, "wartt
and all. The picture gains by this in life like
coloring, without losing any Of Its mAjestic pro.
portions---[ Albany Eve. Jour.
No one who runs. however casually. over thi,
work, Will faiit be sstisfed that Mr.. Randall has
added very largely to the worlds stock OF infoY.
mation about Jefferson, that he has had access tr
sources hitherto unexplorcd, and that he has done
more than WAS ever done by any one before him 10
illustrate the personality OF that great statesman.
We have resd with delight Mr.. RandAll's capti-
ating details of MIR. Jedersou's personal history.
which be has ssduleusly gathered, and admirably
grouped together, from great variety Of authentic
sources, hitherto unexplor-d Gus Of the TEN ptip
richness of his materials, the able and clear
author has constructed book, at once most en-
tertainiug and fnstructive---one that should b.
studisd BY every patriot OF the iand.--T Richmon
Enquirer.
W ~
general impartiaiity and industry which Mr.. Ram
dali has brought into combinati in the compost
tion Of this biography. He has
worthily executed much wanted book.--TPhila-
delphis Press.
twill take place among the choicest classics of
American literature, and be consulted by every fv-
ture historian of thisccuntry II Eve.
Bullitin.
We like II because II neither conccaIs, paliiates,
exaggsases, distorts. but approaches, In every
instance and In every articalsr the career Of the
noble character whose opinions have done 20 much
70 shape the domsstie and foreign policy Of the ns-
tion he scntributed greatly tocall int existence
in. o. True Delta.
This work will be SOLD EXCLUSIVELY
BY SUBSCRIPTION, IT the low price Of ~ So
handsomsiy bound in cloth.
Experienced Canvsssing Agents wanted, In al
parts Of the country to obtain for this
work. Applicants should state what COUNTIES they
would like to canvass.
Specimen copies viii be sent by mail, prepaid,
TO any address, on receipt of the price.
For full particulars, address
DERRY A JACKSON ppht;.h.~~