The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1859-01-11
"The Greatest Biography Of the Age
ROW REApY:
THE LIFE OF THOMAS JEFFERSON
BY HENRY 8. RANDALL, L. D.
In Three voluAes. Octave.

BY HENRY 8. RANDALL, LII. D.
In Three vslunes. octave.
NHIa work contains upwards Of 1000 pagss, Il
printed on 6ne paper, and handsomsly bouus
IN various styles. II il illustrated by several en
gravtnGs on steel, and numerous fee miles; aneal
.he former are two 6ne portraits Of lebanon. n,
fac similos embrace, among sthers, he cririns
draft OF the alton OF Iudepeudeuce In Je6ex
son q own hand writing.
This u, In every sense, an authorised work i
vas undertaken under the appreciation Of his fam
ny. ana with an uureserved access to ell the pfi
vate papers OF Jefferson in their possession and
mas rscsved the bene6t Of their rseoilsctions and
opinions at every step.
The work contains The Expressions of Jefferson or
every great public questien which ssoee, from hi,
advent TO public life to his dsatha period Of about
oo ysara, and embracing the whole 1oAuIue period
OF the Rspsbiic. II contains Jslarsenss 3 hereto
fore unpublshsd family corrsspondsnce; sslsctions
from os nnest letters, state Pspsrs, etc.
OPINIONS OF THE PRESS.
No other Life Of Jefferson ever psblishsd-
ably none that ever wtn b pshlahsd--can bear any
comparison to this In thoroughnsss, fullness Of In
cident and conscientious AAslity. =
and the years Of patient assiduoss toll II has
have been given With ungssdgiDg, untiring enthu-
siasm-tN. Y. Tribune.
Atlsng,h the public have Life Of Thomas JEFF
in0oID1ttpE. therefore
sure TO Be popular. bat ons that viii stand the es-
ssntial historical test-thatof accuracy andtruth-
fuInsss. tits seen that the ground work OF the
Whole - aothentic contemporary material, and OF
the highest order. To gather Il has been the work
Of years. We would NOS compare this volume with
that inimitabls and insenparabls biography ol
Bos and yet faithful 10 the poYtraiturs ths,
Jefferson IL made to draw of himself, that his na-
ture, his very soul. s deliniatsd with distinct.
ness not unlike that Ia which johnson stands on,
in the pages Of Bosweil.-t Boston Post.
Imbsed with that enthusiaatie admiration Of hiI
subj cot, without which bioerapAeY 10 rarely sue
cessful, Mr. Randall nevertheless does not seek ,e
hide whatever faults he may nnd, sithsr from him.
self or from the reader. lie paints the picture ..
Cromwell insisted his should be painted, fwArts
and ALL" The picture gains by this in life hks
coloring, without losing any Of Its majestic pro.
porsions.-l Albany Eve. Jour.
No one who runs, however casually, over thil
work, will fail TO be satisfied thai Mr.. Randall ha,
added very largely to the worlds stock Of infos
nation about ] edeIson, that he has had aocess Il
sources hitherto unex xplored, and that he has done
more than WAS ever done by any one before him "a
illustrate the personality Of that great statesman
IN. Eve. Post.
We have read with deli ght Mr.. RandalTs capti.
ating details Of MIR. eferson's personal history
which he has ssdulously gathered, and admirably
grouped together, from great variety Of authenti,
sosrccs, hitherto unexploreu. Out Of the ine
richness of his materials, the able and clear
author haa constructed book, 1t ence most en-
tertaining and instructive-one that should Be
studied BY every patriot Of the land Richmond
Enquirer.
There can be only one opinion as to the ability,
general impartiaiity and industry which Mr.. Ran
dali has brought into combination in the composi-
tion Of this biography. He has
worthily executed much wanted book.--lPhila-
deiphiA Press.
II will take place among the choicest classics Of
American literature, and be consulted by every fu-
ture historian Of thiscountry II Philadelphia Eve
Bulltin.
We like it because IL neither conoeals, palliates
exaggeates, NOR distorts. but approachss in every
inst anoe and in every articular the career of the
noble character whose opinions have done % much
TO shape the domestic and foreign policy Of the na-
tion he contributed greatly tocal int xistsncs
IN. o. True Delta.
- This work will be SOLD EXCLUSIVELY
BY SUBSCRIPTION, At the low price Of 81 90
handsomely bound in cloth.
Experienced Canvassing Agents wanted, in Al
parts Of the country, TO obtain subscribers for th
work. Applicants should state what counties the,
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Specimen copies win be sent by mail, pre- paid
to any address, on receipt Of the price.
For full particulars, address
DERBY 4 JACKSON, Publishers,
jy3ldAw No. lls NAssAu-st., New York
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