The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1859-01-15
Tho Greatest Biography Of the Age =
now RxADY:
tn z LIFE OF TMOmA JErrEnaom
BY HENRY s. RANDALL, LII. D.
I'm Three vslunes, octave.

I'm Three vslunses, octave.
THIS work contains upwards sf 1900 psgss, Ii
printed on hne paper, aad hAsdsonsiy bosn1
10 v.rions styles. II is illastnald b. several en-
ravtngs on steel, and na1ssous kAc similes; amonl
sas former Are two Aas pertsaits sf JsasTsoa- n,
drafs Of the Dschfation Of Independence In Jedsr
sons ewn haad wSitiag.
rals !. IN every sses. q Authorised work; i
a Wa undsrtaksn undos The appreciation Of his fam
vate papers Of JeGorseA In their possession ans
has recsived the heaeAt of their rscolsctions ans
optnisas - svssy STEP.
Inc WORK eeetalns The expFsssions Of Jefferson o.
every ersat p!.hs susstfen which arose, from hii
sovsnt 70 psAhe Me- = his dsatha period Of about
oo years, and snhfaoins the whole roanIss periot
Of the Hsp1blic. II contains JslIsrson1 hereto
iossQap1sassesd family ecrrespondencs; selection,
from hn met 1sbiishcd letters, state papers etc
OPINIONS OF THE PRESS.
No ether Life Of eGsrson ever published prob
ABLY none that ever will BE- published-can bear any
oomt.naA y tAas In thoroughn sss. fnflncss of in
cldsnt md conscientious fidelity. =
This piogr ply has evidently been labor Of love,
and the ysa Of patient assiduous toll ID has cost
have been given With ungrudging, sntiring eDthu.
Atlsngth the public have Life Of Thomas JET
ierson that h not only fascinating, and therefore
sure 10 BE- popular but one that viii stand the es-
ssntislAisiosieal tes that Of accuracy ana truth.
ieinse.. ltis seen that the groundwork OF the
wnole Y authentic cotemporary material, and oi
TIE aigAsat order. To gather II has been the work
of ysan. We would not compare this volume with
that inimttab1e and incompatible biography oil
Bos usii and pct faithful 10 the portrsitare tina,
Jedersou 10 made to draw Of himself, that his ma
ture, his very soul is deliniated with distinct
ness not unlike that in which johnson stands ou,
In the pages OF Boswell.--l Boston Post.
fmbaed With that enthusiastic admirstion Of hi,
ejset, without which biographer 10 rarely suo-
ccssful Mr.. Randall nevertheless does not seek Il
hide whatsver faults he may hnd, either from him
self or from the rcadsr lie paints the picture q,
Crom mweii 1nsisted bis should be painted, ''warts
and ALL" The picture gains by this in life like
coloring, without losing any Of Its majestic pro-
portions.--[ Albany Eve. Jour.
No one who runs. however casually, over this
work will fsil 10 b. satisfied that Mr. Randall has
added very largely 70 the worlds stock Of infor.
nation about Jefferson, that he has had access "a
sources hitherto UNEMPLOYED, and that be has done
more than was ever done BY any one before him to
illustrate the personality Of that great ststesmas.
IN. Y. Eve. Post.
We have read with delight Mr.. Randali's sapsi-
ating details Of Mr.. Je6srson's personal history,
which he has ssdulousy gathered, and adnirably
grouped together FROM great variety of Authentic
sources, hitherto unexpfured. Out Of thstenpting
richness of his materiais the able and
author has constructed book, at oncs most -.
tertaining and instructive--onc that should b
studied BY every patriot Of tho land.--[ Richmoal
Enquirer.
There can be only one opinion ~ to tho ability,
general impartAlisy and industry which Mr.. Ra1-
dali has brought into combination In the compost
tion Of this biography. He has
worthiiy executed much wanted book.--[Phila-
delphi2 Press.
Twin take place among the choicest classics Of
American literature, and be consulted by every II.
ture historian Of this country - Philadelphia Eve.
Bunitin.
We like 1t because it neither conceals palliatss.
cxsggerases, distorts. but approaches in every
lance, and in every articular the career Of the
noble character whose opinions have done 90 much
to shape the domestic and foreign policy Of the nA-
tion he contributed 80 greatly xistencs
IN. O.True Delta.
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