The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1859-01-13
3The Greatest Biography Of the Age
now RHApY:
THE Y LIFE OF THOMAS JEFFERSON
BIZ HENRY s. RANDALL, Ii. D.
IN Three vsIunss. octave.

BIZ HENRY .. RANDALL, Ii. D.
IN Three vsIunss, octave.
THIs work contains upwards 81 4sse pages, 1.
In various styles II g illustrated By several an
gravings on steel, and sausroas fae similes auons
the former ars two hns portrsits Of Jefferson. The
iac simiies embrace, among sthers, the origins
ofsit o. tas Declaration of Independence In Jsfsr-
SON. own hand writing.
This y, Ia every ssnso, IN authorised work II
was undertaken under tbs approbation Of his fam.
ly. and with an unrcssrvsd acccss to all the pri.
sste papers OF JehsFson II their possession and
has received the bsns1t of their recoilscttons and
opinions at every step.
The work contains thr expressions Of Jefferson on
every great pabiie question which arose, from his
sdvent to public hfe 70 his deaths period of about
90 yesrs, and embracing the whole poanISs period
Of the kspahlic II contains JsGsrson's hereto
fore unpublished family spondenee selections
from hishnsss pubiished letters state papers, etc.
OPINIoSs OF THE PRESS.
No other Lite Of eferson ever publishsd--prob
ably none that ever stn b. publahed- bsss any
comrarison 10 this 10 fnllness Of in
cident and conscientious fidelity.
This biogr ply has evidently been labor Of love,
and the years OF patient, asrduous toll IL has cost,
have been given with ungrudging, untiring entha-
siasm I'm. y. Tribune.
Atlsneth the public have Life OF Thomas Jef-
ferson that IL not only fascinating, and therefore
surS 90 - popular, but ono thAtwi stand the ss-
historcal test that Of accuracy and truth
fuinses. IL 10 aeen that the ground work Of the
whole = aeehantin contemporary msttriai, and or
the highest order. To gather Il has been the work
Of ysars. Wevould not compare this volume With
that inimtteh3s amd inoomparable biography Of
Bosweii, and yet faithful u the poT.raiturs tha.
Jefferson IL nads TO draw of himself, that his na-
ture, his very soul, s dsliuiatsd with distinct
ness not unliks that In which johnson stands out
in the pages of DosweN.-t Boston Post.
hmA6 lat M aiN aaaske ~
subject, without which hicgrapher 10 rarely sue
cessful Mr.. Randall nevertheless does not seek 20
hide whatever faults he may hnd, sither1rom HIM
self or from the rcsdsr. He paints tho picture ~
Cromwell insisted bic should be painted, "warts
and Ali." The pisturs gains by this in life like
coloring, without losing any OF its majestic pro-
portions.-f Albany Eye. Jour.
No one who runs. however casually. over this
work, will fail to Be satisfied that Mr.. Randall hAs
added very largely 10 the worlds stock Of infor-
nation about Jefferson. that be has had access to
sources hitherto unex plorcd, and that hc has done
more than wAs ever done by any one before him to
illustrate the psrsonsity Of that great statesman
We have read With delight Mr. Randaii's eapsi.
atiag details Of Mr.. Jefsrson's pasOaAl Aissefy,
which he has ssdaiously gathered, and admirably
grouped together, from great variety Of authentic
sources, hitherto unex Plored Out of the tempting
richness of his materials the able and
author has constructed hook, At once most en-
tortaining and instructive--oDe that should -
studied BY every patriot OF tho land.-l kichmoal1
Enquirer.
There can be only one opinion a. TO the sbility,
general impArtiaiity and industry which Mr.. kan-
dali has brought into combination In the compost
tion Of this biography. He has
worthily executed muoh wanted bsok.-IPhiia-
delphia Press.
II win take place among the choicest classics Of
American literature, and be consulted By every xu-
ture historian Of this country II Eve.
Bullitin.
We like 1t because it nsither conceais, palliates
exAggsrates, distorts but Approaches, In every
instance, and in every artcuar, tho career Of the
noble character whose opinions have done 30 much
10 shape the domestic and foreign policy Of the ma
ton be contributed 30 greatly ntse xistsnce.
IN. o. True Delta.
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