The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1858-09-24
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NO other Life OF Jsdesson ever pukliobo1-laeOb
ably none that ever ssLi b puhliahsa-aa 49, any
cident and cancellations Aaeiity. 4
This biogn ply has svidsntly heen laAof q ~
and the years OF patient sssidaous toll Il hes 60
q have been given With unsrsdgins. unsisiag nakus
Atiensth the pablo have Iafs 81 Thcms. ~.
fsson that 10 not only fascinating, ana sAsrsfors
sure 20 De popular, but one thAtwi stand the o..
ssaiisi historical test-that Of accuracy and dtrnth-
iIinss. ts seen that the gfousd.wssk a ~
unoIe e authentic cosemporsry material, and Of
the highsst order 10 gather Il has been the work
q years We would not compare this volume with
that inimitahlc and inAouparabls biography OF
Howell and yet 90 faithful n the portrsiture that
Jefferson is made 70 draw Of himsen. that his nn-
ture, his very snnl Il deliaiatsd with distinct-
ness not unlike that In which johnson stands out
in the pages Of Boswell.--[ Boeton Post.
imbued with that enthusiastic adm iration Of his
subject, without which bcerapheY Ii rarely sue
cessful. Mr.. Randall nsvsrthssss doss nos SEEK 10
hide whatever faults be may ind, either from him
self Or from the reader. He paints the pictuys n
Cromwell insistsd his should b. painted. "wsrte
and ALL. The picture gains by this in lifs-iiks
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NO one who runs, however casually. over this
work. will fail to be satisfied that Mr. RanAaIl ~
ADDED very largely to the worlds stssk q iaiar-
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sources hitherto unexplofed, andqthet ~ has dsne
more than WAS ever done BY any onc bslcss him .
illustrate the personality q that great ssssss.aa.
in. \. Eve. Post.
We have read 9Th delieAt Mr.. Ranaall.s eantf.
sting details Of Mr.. JsGsrson'a psssonal hjstcry.
which be has ssdulously gathered, and adnirahly
grouped together, frvm great variety of suthentie
sources, hitherto unexploFco. Ous oi the tempting
rnhnsss Of his naterisls the able and
author has constructed Aoek, at enes moet En-
tcrtainiBg and inssructive-ous that shouh s.
stadied BY every patries of the hAd.-[RisAmond
Enquirer. -
There can BE- only one opinion = 70 tAs ability,
general impartialfsy and industry which M. Ran-
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and in every articular, the career ol the
noble character whose opinions have done % uuekl
20 shape the domestic and foreign policy Of ths =.
tion he contributed 30 greatly tOcal int xsts1es
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