The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1858-11-22
No. 226l
3The Greatest Biography Of the Aga"
now RIADY:
THE LIFE or THOMAS JEFFERSON,
BY HENRY 8. RANDALL, Ii. b.
In Three vsIunss, octave.

YsHIs work contains upwards Of 1880 pages, is
L printed on fne paper, and handsomsly bound
In various styles. II Il illustrated BY several En-
cravings steel, and nsmeroua fae smiles; anon
the former are two Ane portraits Of Jeasfson. The
fAc siniies smhsssA anssg ethers, the sfiginal
drah Of the Dechration Of Independence In Je6er-
son = own hand writing
Ihis =, In every sense, - Aaahofissd worn u
was undertaken under the sppsobation q biz fam
lily. and with unreserved aceses 10 oil the pfi-
yate papeFs Of Js6sSson Ia their possession and
has received the benef Of their rscoIleetions and
The work ooatsins the expressions Of Jslbsssn on
every great public question which arose. from his
advent 70 pshle hfe to his deatha period II abcut
90 ysars, and embsAsinG the whole Soanlns pssfod
Of the Republic. 1t contains Jeferson's hsrste-
fore unpublished family correspondence selections
from his 6nest published letters state pspsrs, ste.
OPINIONS or THE PRESS.
No other Idfr Of Jsaerson ever publishsd-prob
comparison to this In thoroughn sss, fulness d in
eident and 90 cuscientious fidelity.
This hiogrs ply has evidently been labor Of leve,
and the 81 patient. asduous toll II has cost,
have besn given with snsradsiss. sstirins snthu-
Atlength the public have Life Of Thomas JEFF
fsrson thatis not only fascinating, ana therefore
TO be popular, bat one that will stand the -
sential historical tsstthat Of accuracy andtruth-
fuinsss. II IL seen that tho groundwork u the
whole IL authentic cotemporary material, ard Of
the highest order. To gather II has been the work
q y'srs. W.woais no. con pare this volume visa
and yet faithful II the poftraiture that
Jederson 10 made to draw Of bimsslf, that his na-
ture his very soul. 10 deIiniated with distinct
ness not unlike that In which johnson stands cut
In the pages Of Boswel.--t Boston Post
/ Imbued with that enthusiAstic adnifation Of his
subject, without which hographer 10 rarely sue
cesafu, Mr.. Randall nevertheless does not sesk 70
hide whateverJaults be may hnd, either from him
self or from tle reader. Hs paints The picture as
Cromwell inzist~d his should bc painted, sswaxts
and ALL" The picture gains BY this In lifs-lss
eoloring, without losing any Of itz majestic pro-
portions.-( 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 vorld,s stock Of infer
nation about Jefferson, that he has had accsss =
sources hitherto unexplored, and thas he has done
more than was ever done by any one before hin 70
illustrate the personality of that great statesman.
IN. I. Eve. Post.
We have read with delight Mr.. Raadall's sapsi-
ating details Of Mr.. Jsfsrson's personal history
which he has ssdulonsly gathered, and sAnirabiy
grouped together, from great variety Of authsnaao
| sources, hitherto unexPlored. Out Of the tempting
richness Of his materials the able and clsar-sghtsd
author has constructed . book, ~ onee most o.
tertaning and insuuctive--one that shouh -
| stadiedsy every patriot Of the hnd.-lRiehmcnd
Enquirer.
There can BE- only one opinion A. to the ability.
general impartisiisy and industry which Mr.. Ran-
dali has brought into combination in the oonpesi-
! tion Of this biography. He Aas
| wosthily executed much wanted book.--rPhila-
dslphia Press.
twill take place among the choicest classics Of
American literature, and be consulted BY every fs
ture historian Of thseountry IL Philadslphia Eve.
Bullitfn.
We like IL beoause II neither conceais, palliates,
exaggsrases distorts. but approaches, In every
instance, and every Particular the career Of the
noble character whose opinions have done % muoh
to shape the domestic and foreign policy of the na
tion be contributed greatly tocal ints xistsnce
In. @. True Delta.
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