The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1859-01-21
"The Greatest Biography Of the Age. =
now a1ApY:
TH e LIFE OF THUm A. JEFFERsON.
BY HENRYSH. RANDALL. LII. d.
I'm TArss vslames, octave.


THIS work contains upwards Of 1000 pages /,
printed On fpe paper, and handsomely bound
IN various styles 1t is illostrated by several en-
cravings on steel, and numerous fac SMILES; among
the former ere two enc portraits of jefferson The
iae simiiss embrace, among sthers, the original
draft Of the Declaration Of Independence in Jefer-
sons ownA hand writing
Ibis Is, In every sense, m authorized work II
was undertaken under The appreciation Of his fam
~ ana with an unTeserved access TO all the pri
sa'e papers OF Jeferson in their possession and
has received the benefit of their recoiiectonx and
opinions at every step.
The work contains the expressions OF jefferson on
every great public question which arose, FROM his
savsnt to public life TO his deaths period Of
% years, and embracing the whole voaMIse period
OF the Republic. 1t contains JeGerson's hereto
fore unpublished family spondsnee; selections
from MS hnesi published letters state papers, etc.
OPINIONS OF THE PRESS.
No other Life OF Jefferson ever published--prob
ably none that ever viii be publlshed-cau bear any
comparison to this In sss fullness of in
cident and conscientious fidelity.
This biogrt ply has evidently been labor Of love,
and the years Of patient assduoas toll it has coat,
have been given with ungrudging, untiring cnthu-
siasm.-tN. Y Tribune.
Atieng,h the public have Life Of Thomas Jcf-
fsrson that Is not only fascinating, and therefore
sure to De popular, but one that will stand the
sential histericAl tcstthat OF accuracy andtruth-
fuiness. Ia seen that the ground work Of the
whole Is authentic cotemporary material, and OF
the highest order. To gather has been the work
that inimitabIe and Incompatible biography OF
Boswell and yet faithful is the pertraiture
Jefferson Is made to draw II himself that his pa-
tare, his very soul, is dciniated with distinct
ness not unlike that in hitch johnson stands out
in the pages of Boswsls.--( Boston Post.
Imbaed with that enthusiastic admiration Of bis
subject, without which biographer Is rarely sue
eessful, Mr. Randall nevertheless does no seek to
hide whatever faults he may hnd, either from him.
self or from the reader lie pants he picture ss
Cromwell Insisted his should be painted, warts
and alI' The picture gaine by this in ife-Ike
colorng, without losing any OF Its majestic pro-
portions.-l Albany Eve. jour.
No ore WHO runs, however casually. this
work. will fail to be satisfied that Mr. Randall has
added very largely to the worlds stock OF infor-
matisn about JefeI son, that he has had access 10
sources hitherto uneapiored, and that be has done
more than was ever done by any one before him to
illustrate the personality Of that great Statesman
II N. y. Eve. Post.
We have read with delight Mr.. RandalI's capti-
ating details OF MIR. JeGerson's personal history
which he has ssduleusly gathered, and admirably
grouped together, from eRtysriety Of authentic
sosrces. hitherto anexplored. Ont Of the tempting
richness Of his materials, the able and clear ght,d
author has constructed hook, at once most en-
tertaiuing and instructive--ons that should be
studied by every patriot Of tho land. Richmon
Enquirer.
There can be only opinion "a to the ability,
general impar,iaiity and industry which Mr.. Kan
dali has brought into combination in the compost
tson of this biography. He has
worthiIy executed much wanted book.--f Phila-
delPhia Press.
twill take place among the choicest ciassies Of
American literature and be consulted by every fu-
turs historian of thiscoantry. Philadelphia Eve.
Bullilin.
We like Ii because II neither conceals, pnlliates,
exaggera.es, nsr dstorls. but approaches in every
inst anee and in every aricular the career Of the
noble character whose opinions have done so much
TO shape the domestic and foreign policy Of the ua-
tion he contributed so greatly toca intse xistence
IN. 0. True Delta.
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