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The Greatest Biography of the Age
THE LIFE OF
THOMAS JEFFERSON.
By Henry S. Randall, L. L. d. In three Vol

THOMAS JEFFERSON.
By Henry S. Randall, L. L. ID. In three Vol
Hmes, OetaD0.
THIS work contains upwards Of 1000 pages,
Is printed on fine paper, and is Handsomely bound
in various styles. IL is illustrated by several
engrayings on steel, and numerous fac SMILES !;
among the former are two fine portraits Of JEFF
ferson. The fac SMILES embrace, among others,
the original draft of the Declaration of hide
pendence, in Jefferson's own hand writing.
This is, in every sense, an authorized work.
Il was undertaken under the appreciation Of his
family, and with an unreserved access to all the
private papers Of Jefferson in their possession
and has received the benefit of their recOllec-
lions and opinions at every step
The work contains the expressions Of Jeffer-
son on every great public question which arose,
from his advent into public life, to his death-a
period Of about sixty years, and embracing the
whole forming period of the Revelation. Il
contains Jefferson's heretofore unpI ed fam
lily correspondence selections fro finest
polished letters, State papers, etc, ETC.
OPINIONS OF THE PRESS.
No other Life Of Jefferson ever published
probably none that ever will be published-can
bear any comparison to this in thOroughness,
fullness of incident, and conscientious fidelity.
This biography has evil
IDENTIFY been labor Of love, and the years Of pa
tient assiduOus toll il has cost, have been given
with ungrudging, untiring enthusiasm--N. y.
Tribune.
AT length the public have Life of Thomas
Jefferson, that is not only fascinating, and there
fore sure to be popular, but one that will stand
the essential historic test-that of accuracy and
truthfnlness. Il is seen that the groundwork
Of the whole is authentic contemporary mate
rial. aud that Of the highest order. To gather
it has been the work of years. We would not
compare this volume with that inimitablc and
incompatible biography of Boswell, and yet SO
faithful il the portraiture that Jefferson is made
tn draw of himself. that his nature, his very
soul, is delineated with dstinctness not unlike
that in which Johnson stands out in the pages
Of Boswell -B0stoR Post.
Imbued with that enthusiastic admiration of
his subject, without which biographer is rarely
successful, Mr.. Randall, nevertheless, does not
seek TO hide whatever faults he may find, either
from himself or from the reader. He paints the
picture as Cromwell insisted his should be pain
ted. "warts and all.'' The picture gains BY this
in life-like coloring, without losing any OF its
majestic proportIons.--AIb sny Ese. Jssr.
No one who runs his eye, however casually,
over this work, viii fail 70 be satisfied that Mr..
Randall has added very largely to the stock OF
the worlds information about Jefferson, that he
has had access to sources hitherto uhexplored,
and that he has done more than was ever done
by any one before him to illustrate the PERSONAL
ity OF that great statesman.-M Y. Zee. Posf.
| We have read with delight Mr.. RandalI's
captivating details Of Mr.. Jefferson's personal
history, which he has seduloaSly gathered, and
admirably grouped together, from great variety
Of authentic sources hitherto UNEMPLOYED. Out
Of the tempting richness of his materials, the
able and clear sighted author has constructed
book at once most entertaining and instructive
one that should be studied BY every patriot Of
the land Richmond Eng.
There can be only one opinion as to the abil-
ity, general impartiality and industry which Mr..
Randall has brought ipto combination in the
composition of this biography. He has
vorthily executed much wanted book.-PkiI-
adeIgkia Press. - So
1t viii take place among the choicest class
les Of American literature, and be consulted By
every future historian Of this country-Pkilsd.
EpeRiag BaLEefin.
We Iike It because Il neither eoneeaIs, 1alli.
ates, exaggerates, nor distorts, bat approaches
in every instance. and in every particular. the
career Of the noble character whose opinions
have done 60 much to shape the domestic and
foreign policy Of the nation he contributed 90
greatly to call into existence.-N. o. Tfus
DsEts. - ~
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