The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1859-01-22
"The Greatest Biography of the Age y
new RxADY:
THE LIFE OF TMom A JErrEwsoN
By HENRY 3. RANDALL, LII. D.
In Thrse vsIumes. Oc,.yc.

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THIS worksontans upward. Of a,ooo pare. i.
printed 4n me paper, and hsnd.omeIy hauna
~ various Ssyles. II s illustrated bv several an
gAsings on stssi, and numerous fac si lies, anon
tac ., sre Two ane Portraits Of Jefferson The
drais OF the Declaration Of indeptudcnee in Jsfysy
son s0wn hand writing
nis y In every sense, an authorized vork I. 1t
ia ussef.aksn under the appreciation Of his fam
iys ana with m reserved access 10 All ,hs rri
ssse papers Of Jefferson In their nos.es.ion ana
nAs received the benefit Of their recollections ana
opinions at every step. $50
The work contains the expressions OF Jefferson on
ssefy great public question which arose. from his
sdvent to public life to his deaths period a. shon,
oe years, and embracing the whole 1oasI.e period
oi the Republic. Ii contains Je0crsonss heresa-
tore unpuolfshsd family spondence; selections
1io" a anes' published letters, state papers, ETC.
OPINIONS OF TnE PRESS.
No other Life OF Jefferson ever publshed--prob
ably none that ever riH be pubhshed--can bsay an
comparison to this In thoroughness fulness of in.
cident and conscientious hdelity .
Ann niogrs ply has evidently been labor of love.
ana the years OF patient, asduous toll ii has cost.
nave oeen given with nngrudging, antiring enthu-
siasm---lN. y. Tribune.
AtIength the public have Life Of Thomas JEFF
ferson thAtis not only fascinating and therefore
sure 70 be popular. but that will stand the es-
ssntiai historical test that of accuracy dtruth
fulness- tis seen that the ground. work Of the
whole Is authentic cotemporary material, and OF
the highest order. To gather Ii has been The wark
OF years. Wewouid not com par this volume VIM
That inimitAble and incompatible biography Of
Boswell, and yet faithful Ia the portraitnr, tn
yenerson is made to draw Of himself, that his na-
turc, his very soul, is deliniated with disti uct
moss not unlike that In which johnson stands out
| in the pages Of Bos LII Boston post.
1mbsed with that enthusiastic admiration of his
subject, without which biographer 10 rarely suo-
eessiul MT. Randall nevertheless does no, seek to
"a N fa ha ms AID ~;,k =.
seif or from the reader. He paints the picture !.
Cromwell insisted his should be painted. "w.rts
and ALI. The picture gains by this in life Kke
eeiosink, without losing any Of Its majestic pro-
portions.--l Albany Eve. Jour.
No one who runs, however casually over this
work, will fail to be satisfied that Mr. Randall has
added vsry largely to the worlds stock of infor-
nation about Jefferson, that be has had access 70
sources hitherto unexplored, and that be has dons
more than Was ever done by any one before him to
illustrate the personality Of that great statesman
IN. Eve. Post.
We have read With delight Mr.. Randalrs capti-
Anng details q Mt. Jedsrson's personal history
which he has ssdulously gathered, and admirably
grouped together, from great variety Of authentic
sources, hitherto uncxploreu. Our of the tenptinr
richness OF his Materials the able and clear sighted
author mas constructed hook, 1t once most en-
tertaining and instructive--one that should be-
studied by every patriot of the land.--[ Richmon
Enquirer.
There be only one opinion az to tho ability.
general impartialisy and industry which Mr.. RAN
dali has brought into combination in the couposi-
tion OF this biography. He Aas
worthiiy executed q much wanted hook.--rPhila.
deiphiA Press.
twill take place among the choicest classics OF
American literature, and be consulted by every fs-
ture historian of this country IL Eve.
Builitin.
We like II eeranse II naither concesls, palliates
exaggsrases nor distorts bat approaches, in every
instance, and IN every articuar, the Of the
mobile character whose opinions have done 40 much
70 shape the domestic and foreign policy Of the ma
ton he contributed so greatly tooal inte existenoc
IN. @. True Delta.
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