The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1859-01-07
aThe Greatest Biography the Age. !"
now aHApY:
TAE I.nEE OY rMomAs yErrEnsON.
By HENRY 8. RANDALL, Ii. D.
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IN TAFss voi1ass, Ocsavo.
VlsHIs work contains upwards Of 4ee0 pages IL
printed on Gre Pc PER, and Handsomely bound
varaous styles II IL illustrated BY sevsSai en-
.he Former sra two 6ne portraits of Jefferson, Tbs
rae Tmtss embrace. among stAers, The original
draft of the Declaration or Indcpsndence In JsEer-
son o wn hand writing.
Ihia =, IN every sspso, On authorized work II
va sDdertakon sndsr the appreciation of his fam
ily and With N anreseTved acesss to ail the prf-
vafe paperr Of Jedenon In their possession and
has received the benefit of their recoilsctious and
opsnisss At every step.
The work costAtns tho sxprsssions u JslTsY0cn %
every great public question which arose, from bis
ADVENT TO paeiic hfe 10 his deatbA psTiod OF about
ou yesfs, and embr acinR the whole 1oahiae perisa
Of the kspsblie. 1t contains JsAersc0S i Hereto
Tore family correspondence; selsstions
Ho@ An nness Published lsttsss state parsss, sts.
oPTNIovs OF THE PRESS.
No other Life on Jefferson ever publishsd---prob
ably none that ever rtn b. published hear any
70 this in thorosghnsss, fnllssss Of In
cident and conscientioss fidelity.
This biogJ ply has evidenuy been laber ef lsve,
and ihe ysaI. Of psti<aty assiaaess soA IL hes cest
have been given With sngrndgirg, sntiring entha.
sissm--- Y. Tribune.
Atlength the public havs Life u Thomas JEFF.
Ierson thatis not oaly fascinating, snd therefore
ssfs 70 De popular, but one that will stand the
scntiAl historical testthat Of accuracy and truth
iuiness. IT'S seen that the ground work Of the
nno'e e ausnensis cstempesary material, and Of
the highsst order. To gather Ii has besn the work
Of years. We would mot compare this voiune with
that ininitable and incompatible hsoxraphy OF
Boswsl, and yet 80 fathfulis tho pnstrai.urc that
Jefferson II made TO draw Of himself that hts No
turc, his very soul, 10 delpiated With distinct-
ness not unlike thst in which johnson stands cut
In the pages Of Boswell. .---[ Boston Post
Imbusd with that enthusiast tic admisation OF his
subject, Without which oiogrspher Il rarely suc-
hide whatever faults be may End, either from him.
self or fron the reader. He paints the picture ~
Cromvsll inSistsd HE should b. painted, warts
and ALL" The picture gains BY this In lifeline
so,esiss ~iiesas ,o;'ns any Of It's majestic pro-
No oss who russ. however casually, over thk
work, will fail to be sAtisGed that Mr.. Kendall has
added very largely TO the worlds stock Of infer
nation about Jefferson, that be has had access 10
sources hitherto unexpiored, and that be has done
more ihaa wss ever done BY any one before Rim 10
iliuatrats the personality Of that grsst statssman.
IN. J. Eve. Post
We have read with delight Mr.. RAadalIs eapti-
ating details Of MIR. Je6ersons personal his tory
which be has ssdsicusly gathered, and admirably
grouped togsAer, from great variety Of authentic
sources Aishssto unaxpiorea. Gus of the temp
richness OF his materials the able aud clear
suthor has constructed hook, at once most en-
tertaining and insrructive--one that should be
studied BY every patriot Of the ADd.-r Riehmonll
ENQUIRER. II
There can BE- only one opinion Is TO the ability,
general impartiality and industry which Mr.. RAN
dali has brought into combinasioni In the compost
tion Of this biography. He hst
worthily exesu.sd ! much wanted book.--lphiia-
de lphis Press.
Itwiil take place among the ehoioess classics Of
American literature, and be consulted By svsry fs-
.urs historian Of thiscounty Philsdslphis Eve.
BuIltin.
We like it because II neither conceaIs, raliiates,
cxaggsratss, distorts. but approached In every
Instance, and IN every srtieular the Of the
noble character whose opinions have done % much
TO shape the domestic and foreign policy of tho na-
tion he contrbnteds greatly intee xstencs.
IN. G. True Delta.
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