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The Greatest Biography of the Age
THE LIFE OF
THOMAS JEFFERSON.

THOMAS JEFFERSON.
By Henry S. Randall, l.. l.. ID. In three Vol
unes, OctauO.
THIS work contains upwards of 1000 pages
is printed on fine paper, and is handsomely bound
in various styles. IL is illustrated by several
engrayings on steel, and numerous fac SMILES
among the former are two fine portraits of JEFF
fersOn. The fac SMILES embrace, among others,
the original draft of the Declaration of indie
pendence, in JeFcrsOn's own hand writing.
This is, in every sense, an authorized work
Il was undertaken under the appreciation Of his
family, and with an unreserved access to all the
private papers of Jefferson in their possession ;
and has received the benefit of their recJIIec-
tons and opinions at every step.
The work contains the expressions of JeiTer-
son on every great public question " hich arose,
from his advent into public life, to his death-a
period of abOht sixty years, and embracing the
whole forming period Of the Revolution. il
contains Jefferson's heretofore unpublished fam
lily correspondence selections from his finest
polished letters, State papers, ETC., etc.
OPINIONS OF THE PRESS.
No other Life of Jefferson ever published
probably none that ever will be published-car
bear any comparison to this in thoroughness
fGllness Of incident, and conscientious fidelity
This biography has evi.
IDENTIFY been labor Of love, and the years of pa.
tient, assiduOus toll it has cost, have been given
with ungrudging, untiring enthusiastically. Y
Tribune.
At length the public have a Life of Thomas
Jefferson that is not only fascinating, and there
fore sure to be popular, but one that will stand
the essential historic test-that of accuracy and
truthfulneSs. Ii is seen that the ground work
of the whole is authentic contemporary mate.
rial. and that of the highest order To gather
it has been the work of years. We would moi
compare this volume with that inimitable and
incompatible biography Of Boswell, and vet 90
faithful is the portraiture that Jefferson is made
to draw of himself, that his nature, his very
soul, is delineated with distinctness not unlike
that in which Johnson stands out in the pages
of Decentralization Post.
Imbued with that enthusiastic admiration OF
his subject, without which biographer is rarely
successful, Mr.. Randall, nevertheless, does moi
seek to hide whatever faults he NAV find, either
from himself or from the reader. He paints the
picture as Cromwell insisted his should be pain.
ted. "warts and ALL" The picture gains by this
in life-like coloring, without losing any Of its
majestic roportIons-AI5dny Eve Jour.
No one who runs his eye, however casually,
over this work, will fail to be satisfied that Mr..
Randall has added very largely to the stock OF
the worlds information about Jefferson, that he
has had access to sources hitherto unexpIored,
and that he has done more than was ever done
by any one before him to illustrate the personal
ity Of that great statesman.-N. Y. Zoe Post.
We have read with delight Mr.. Randall's
captivating details Of Mr.. Jefferson's personal
history, which he has sedulousIy gathered. and
admirably grouped together, from great variety
OF authentic sources hitherto unexplored. Out
Of the tempting richness of his materials, the
able and clear sighted author has constructed a
book at once most entertaining and instructive
-one that should be studied BY every patriot of
the land Richmond Enc.
There can be only one opinion as to the abil-
ity, general impartiality and industry which Mr..
Randall has brought into combination in the
composition Of this biography, He has
worthily executed a much wanted book.-PhiI-
adelpAiG Press
1t viii take place among the choicest class.
les OF American literature, and be consulted by
every future historian of this country.-Pkilad.
EpeniHg Bulletin.
We ike il because il neither eonceals, 7alli-
ates, exaggerates, nor distorts, but approaches,
in every instance, and in every particular. the
career OF the noble character whose opinions
nave done so much to shape the domestic and
foreign policy Of the nation he contributed so
greatly to call into existence.-K. o. True
Della.
This work will be sold exclusively by sub
seription, at the low price of 81 .5O-handsone-
y bound in cloth.
Experienced CanTassing Agents wanted, in
All parts OF the country, to obtain subscribers
Tor this work. Applicants should state what
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specimen copies viii be sent BY mail, pre-
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For full particulars, address,
DERBY & JACKSON, Publishers.
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