Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1858-08-06
'The Greatest Biography Of the Age. .
READY
The Life of THOMAS JEFFERSON,
By HENRY 5. RANDALL, LII. ID.
In Three Volumes, Octave.

This work contains upwards OF 2,UOU
pages, is printed on fine paper, and hand
somcly bound in various styles. 1t is IL
lustrated by several engravings on steel,
and numerous )ic-simRcs among the for
mer arc two fnO portraits Of JEFFERSON.
The t;tc similcs embrace, among others,
| the original draft Of the Declaration of
Independence, in JEFFERsoN's own hand
writing.
This is, in every sense, AN AUTHORIZED
WORK it was undertaken under the ap
probation of his family, and with an un-
reserved access to all the private papers
Of JEFFERSON in their possession; and
has received the benefit of their rccollec-
tions and opinions at every step.
The work contains the expressions Of
JEFFERSON on every great public question
which arose, from his advent to public
life to bis death-a period Of about sixty
years, and embracing the whole .tormi"y
period of the Republic. 1t contains JET
PERSONS heretofore unpublished family
correspondence selections from his finest
published letters, state papers, etc, etc.
OPINIONS OF THE PRESS.
"No other Life of Jefferson ever pub
lished-probably none that ever ariU be
published-can bear any comparison to
this in thoroughness, fulucss Of incident
and conscientious fidelity.
This biography has evidently been
labor Of love, and the years Of patient,
arzi ss;l - L-s ~s-., L-.- k--- s:-~-,
with ungrudgiug, untiring enthusiasm.
-Nc,c York Tribune.
cat length the public have Life of
Thomas Jefferson that is not only fascina-
ting, and therefore sure to be popular, but
one that will stand the essential historic
test-that of accuracy and truthtuincss.
1t is seen that the groundwork of the
whole is authentic cOtcmporary material,
and of the highes. order. To gather it
has been the work of years. We would
not compare this volume with that inim-
table and incompatible biography Of Bos-
we'll, and yet so faithful is the portraiture
that Jefferson is made to draw of himself,
that his nature, his very soul, is delineated
with distiuctness not unlike that in which
johnson stands out in the pages of Bos-
well. ."-Bost0n Post
"Imbued with that enthusiastic admi-
ration of his subject, without which bio
grapher is rarely successful, Mr.. Randall
nevertheless does not seek to hide what
ever faults he may find, either from him
self or from the reader. He paints the
picture as Cromwell insisted his should be
painted, "warts and ALL The picture
gains by this in life-likc coloring, without
losing any of its majestic proportions. -
AUdny Erening Journal.
"No one who runs his eye, however
casually, over this work, will fail to be
satisfied that Mr.. Randall has added very
largely to the stock of the worlds infor-
nation about Jefferson, that he has had
access to sources hitherto unexplored, aud
/ that he has done more than was ever done
by any one before him to illustrate the
personality of that great statesman. ~.
l. Eocniny Post.
ave have read with delight Mr.. Ran
dall's captivating details of Mr.J Jeffersons $
personal history, which he has seduously
gathered, and admirably grouped together,
from a great variety Of authentic sources,
hitherto unexplored. Out of the tempt
ing richness of his materials, the able and
clear sighted author has constructed a
book, at once most entertaining and in
structive-one that should be studied By
every patriot of the land."-Riclm0Hd
Enquirer.
"There can be only one opinion as to
the ability, general impartiality and indus
try which Mr. Randall has brought into
combination in the composition of this
biography. He has
worthi!y executed much wanted book. ."
-Thilada. Press.
"It will take place among the choicest
classics of American literature, and be
consulted by every future historian of this
couutry"-PhHdda. Ecening Bulletin.
awe like it because it neither conccals,
palliates, exaggerates, nor distOrts, but
approaches, in every instance, and in
every particular, the career of the noble
character whose opinions have done 50
much to shape the domestic and foreign
policy of the nation he contributed so
greatly to call into existence. ~ q.
True Dcltd.
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