The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1859-03-03
The Greatest Biography Of the Age"
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THE LIFE OF THOMAs IEEYERsON,
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sons own hand writing.
This -, in every sense, an authorized work it
was undsr.aten ander The appreciation Of his fam
vate papers Of Jefferson In their possession and
has received tho benefit Of their recolections and
opinions q every step.
Inc work contains the expressions of Jefferson on
every great public question which arose, from HE
advcpt 70 pRhlic life to his deatha period Of about
oU years, and embracing the whole FORMING period
OF the Republic. 1t contains Jeferson's hereto
fore unpublished family Jurisprudence selections
from his finest pubahsd letters, state papers, etc.
OPINIONS OF THE PRESS.
No other lfs Of Jefferson ever published-prob
ably none that ever will be publishedcan bear any
comparison to this In thorouxhn ess fnlness Of in
cident and conscientious fidelity.
This biogn ply has evidently been labor OF love,
and the years Of patient assiduous toll 1t has cost,
ha.essen given With ungrudgins, sntiring enthu-
At length the public have Life of Thomas JEFF
ferson that is not only fascinating, and therefore
sure to be popular, but ons that will stand the
.snsialhistorisAi test-thato accuracy and truth
fulness. It'll seen that the groundwork Of the
whole Is authentic cotemporsry material, and OF
the highest order. To gather 1t has been the work
OF years. We would not compare this volume with
tAAs ininitable and incompatible biography OF
Boswell and yet faithful il the portrsture that
Jefferson 10 made to draw Of himself, that his ma
ture, his very soul 10 dsiaiated with . distinct
ness not unlike that in which johnson stands out
inthe pages OF Boswcn.---f Boston Post.
Imbued With that entkusiaatic aAmiration Of his
subject, without which bographer is rarely sue
asssful, Mr. Randall nsssrthe less does not seek to
alds .a .a i.sis e my hna either from him
Cromvell insiated biz should b painted, "warts
and all" The picture gains BY this in life-nke
coloring, without losing any OF its 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 10 tho worlds stock of infor-
nation about J eferson, that he has had access to
souroes hitherto ulsxplored, and that he has done
mons THIN va eter done by any enc before him to
illustrate the personality Of that great
Il !. Ere. Post.
We have read with delight Mr.. Randalls capti-
ating details Of Mr.. Jeferson's personal history,
which he has ssdulously gathered, and admirably
grouped together, from great variety Of authentic
sourccs, hitherto UNEMPLOYED. Out OF the tempting
richness OF his materials, the able and GIFTED
author has constructed book, ut once most en-
tertaining and instructiye--one that should De
studied by every patriot Of the land II RichmcnI
Enquirer.
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tion OF shis biography. - - He has
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twill take place among the choicest classics OF
Amertsa 4itsratnrs, and b. consulted by every fu-
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exAGgerAtSs nor distorts. but approaches In every
instance and In every articalar the career of the
noble character whose opinions have done so much
TO domestic and tore ign policy Of the ma
ton ~ sontrbuted so greatly tocali int xiscnoe
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