The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1859-01-28
4Ths Greatest Biography Of the Age"
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THE LIFAf6r THOMAS JErrEsson,
BY kNRY s. RANDALL, LII. D.
In Arse vsiuAcs, octave.


THISsork contains upwards Of 1000 pages. /,
Is ktsd on sne paper, and hand.omeiy bound
IN ms styles. IL IL illustrated BY several en-.
9ravpks ON stool, and numerous fse SMILES anon
.alrnss are two One portraits Of Jefferson. The
iniiss embraces, among sthsrs, .hs sriginal
foon' own hand writing
This IL, In every sense, an authorised work IL
vas undertaken under the appreciation Of his fam.
ny. and with An unressrved access to all the pri-
.aie papers OF Jefferson In their possession and
mas received the benefit Of their recollections and
opinions vt every step,
The work contains the expressions Of Jefferson on
every great public question which srose, from his
advent to public life 10 his deatha period Of abou
90 years, and embracing the whole roanIse period
OF the hepubic. II contains Jeferscn's hereto
fore unpublished family corres selections
from nis hness letters state papers, etc.
OPINIONS OF THE PRESS.
No other Life of eGerson ever publishsd--prob
ably none that ever rfH b. publshtd--can bear an
comparison 10 this IN thoroughnsss fuilness Of In.
o.dent and conscientious fidelity.
This btogu ply has evidently been labor Of love,
and the years Of patient assduous toll Ii has cost,
have been given wthoungrudging, antiring euthu-
siasm.-tN Y. Tribune.
Atlength the public have Life Of Thomas JET
ferson that 10 not ony fascinating, and therefore
sure to pc popular but one that win stand the
sential historical tsst OF accuracy and truth
fuiness. II 10 seen that the ground work Of the
whole is authentic cotemporary material and OF
the hishsst order. To gather Il has been the work
OF years. Wswould NOS compare this volume with
that inimitable and incompatible biography of
and jet faithful IL the porraiturs that
Jeferson IL made to draw Of himself, that his ns-
iure, his very soul IL deliniated with distinct
less not unlike thst in which johnson stands cut
in the pages Of Bosweli.--t Boston Post.
Imbssd with thai enthusiastic admiration Of his
subject, without which biographer is rarely sue
ce~sful Mr.. Randall neverthe less does NOT seek to
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self from the reader. He paints the picture %
Crom veil insisted his should be painted, "warts
and all The picture gains by this in life like
coioring, without losing any of its majestic pro-
portions.--( Albany Eve. Jour.
No one who runs, however casually over this
work, will fail to b satisfied that Mr.. Randall has
added very largely to the worlds stock Of infor-
nation about Jefferson, that he has had access to
sources hitherto unexplored, and that he has done
more than Was ever done by any one before him 10
illnstrate the personality Of that great ststesman
IN. Y. Eve. Post.
4 We have read with delight Mr.. Randalrs oapti-
S1tng details Of Mr.. Joferson's personal history. .
which he has ssdulously gathered, and admirably
group together, from great variety Of authentic
scsrces, Aathsrto unexplorea. Out Of the tempting
richness OF his materials the able and clear
author has constructsd q hook, At once most en-
tertaining and instructive---one that ahouh be
studied by every patriot of the land,--I kichmon
Enquirer.
There can be only one opinion to the ability,
general impartiaiify and industry which Mr.. Ran
dali has brought into conbination in the compost
tion Of this biography He has
worthiiy executed much wanted book.-lPhiis-
deiphia Press.
II win take place among the dhoicsst classics Of
American literature, and be consuitsd by every fu-
ture historian Of this country II Philadelphia Evs.
BuIlitin.
We like ii because 1t nsithcr conceais, pal1iates,
exaggerascs nor distorts. but approaches in every
anes and in every articulaT the career Of the
noble character whore opinions have done 20 much
to shape the domestic and foreign policy Of the na
tion be contributed greatly tocai inis xstence.
IN. o.True Delta.
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Handsomely bound in cloth.
Experienced Canvassing Agents wanted, In al
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