The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1858-11-13
@The Greatest Biography Of the Age. "
row RKApY.
THE LIFE or THOMAS JErrEasoN.
BY HENRY 3. RANDALL, IL. D.
In Three vsIunes, octave.

sIsHIs work contains upwards Of 3eee paess, h
printed on hne paper. and handaomely bound
tn various styles II 10 illustrated by several sn-
the former are two hne portraits Of JeAerson. The
lac similes snlsaee, among sthsrs, the crigtnAl
draft Of the Dsehration VI ladepsndsses In J1noe-
son . own hand writing
aaa n,in every sense, On ssshorsssd vorks M =
lily. and with unreserved access TO al the pri.
vsts papers Of Jsferson In their possession and
has r<csivsd the benefit Of their rscolsctions and
opinions 1t every step.
The work contains ihs expressions Of JsGsssou q
svsry great public question which arose, from his
advent 10 public life TO his death--a period Of shout
30 ysars, and embracing the whole ponnlse period
OF the Republic. II contains Js1srsons hsrsto-
fore unpublished family correspondence; selections
from hs finest publishsd letters state papers, etc.
OPINIONS OF THE PRESS.
No other Life Of Jefferson ever publishsd--prob
ably none that ever VIII BE- pabIishsd-can hsas any
comparison to ths in thoroug sss fuilnss IL In
cident and conscientious Adelity.
This biogys ply has evidently been labor Of leve,
and the Of patient, assduoss toll IL has cos,
have been given with angrudging, sntirins nths-
Atlensth the public have Life Of Thomas Jsf-
fsrscn that's not only fssclnating, and therefore
sureto be popular, but one that will stand the e.
ssntiAl hstor isal testthAt Of accuracy sndtruth-
fulness. Its ssen that the ground wsrk ok the
whole is authentic eot<mporary material, asd 81
the highest order. To gather IL has been the work
Of years. wewould not compare this volume With
that infmitablc and Incompatible biography ~
Bosws and yet 20 faithful 10 the portrsissrs that
tnre, bis very soul, Ii deiiniated with distanct-
ness not unlike that In which johnson stands out
in the pages Of Boswei.--I Boston Post.
Imbaed with that enthusiastic admiration Of kis
suhieot, without which biographies 10 rarely sse-
cessfal, Mr.. Randall nevcrthe less does not seek to
hide whatever faults be may hnd, either from him
self or frnm tho resdsr. He paints the picture -
Cromwell insisted his should be painted. warts
and all" The picture gains by this In iifs- Hike
eoloring. without losing any Of iss majestic pro-
portious.--[ Albany Eve. Jour.
No one who runs, however casually, over this
work will fail TO be satisasd that Nr. Randall has
| added very largely to the worlds stock Of infor-
mAtion about Jefferson, that he has hAd acoesa b
sources hitherto unex pored. and that he has dsne
more than wax ever done by any one bsfore him 70
illustrate the personality Of that great stasssnan.
IN. y. Eve. Post.
We have read with delight Mr.. Randalls eapti-
sting details Of Mr.. Jedsrscn's personal histsfy,
which he has ssdslously gathered, and admirably
grouped together from great variety Of astAsatis
sources, hitherto uncxplored. OUT Of the tempting
richness Of his matsSA the able and slsar-sieAtsd
author hAs constructed book, 1t once most On.
tertaining and instructive--one that sh0u6 b
studied by every patriot Of the and.-[ RishmonA
Enquirer.
There can Be only one opinion ~ TO The ability,
general impartiality and industry which Mr.. Raa-
dAli has brought into combination in the nposi-
tion Of this biography. He has
sorthiiy executed = much wanted book.--lPhila.
dciphia Press.
Ii viii take place among tho choicest classics s4
American literature and be consulted by evsry fu-
ture historian Of this country phisdslpAiaxv xve.
Ballitin.
We like 1t because 1t neither conceas, pAlliates,
sxaggsrasss, distorts bat approaches, In svsfy
nstanee and In every partisslAr, ths csrssr Of the
noble character whose opinions have done % much
to shape the domestic and foreign policy of the na-
tion he contributed greatly tocal int xsssnes.
IN. o. True Delta.
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