The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1859-02-03
@The Greatest Biqel lphy Of the Age ;

BY HENf 9. RANDALL, IL. D.

LIFE - HOMAs JEEHE1sON,
BY HEYf 9. RANDALL, Ii. D.
I'm TAk6e vslunes, octave.
J'HIs wor1 eontsins upwards Of 1000 parss, i.
prntc&Dn hne paper, and Handsomely bound
10 vsrioutStylos II 10 illustrated by sevsrsl en-
glAs,ngfon steel, and numerous far similes; among
sae o lef Are two nne portraits Of Jefferson. The
TAG uss embrace, among sthers, the original
draitS6 the Declaration Of Independence In Jefrer
nrewn hand writing.
IN every sense, an authorised work II
undertaken sndsr the appreciation Of his fam
= sna Wlsn an unrcsefved access to all the pri-
se.c papers OF Jeferson Ia their possession !; and
nss received the benefit Of their ecollectious and
opinions At every step.
The work contains the expressions Of Jefferson on
ose1y great pubic question which arose, from his
savent TO paehc hfeto his death-s period OF about
ou YEAR,, and embracing the whole 1oanrne period
OF the Republic. 1t contains Jefferson = hereto-
rs soiisned family correspondence; selections
'oN AA nhes' puDhshed letters, state papers, ete.
OPINIONS OF THE PRRss.
no other Life Of Jefferson ever publishsd---prob
ABLY none that ever ctn b. publishcd-can bear any
edspt .oa % ny, ~ fslnss: Of in
Ins oiogrs ply has evidently been labor OF love,
and the years Of patient assiduovs toll IL has oost
have been given With ungradging, sntiring snthu-
siasm--tN. Y. Tribune.
Atiength the public have Life Of Thomas JEFF
ferson thath not only fascinating, and therefore
sure be popular, but one that viii stand the e.
ssnual historical testthat Of accuracy and truth
.uIness. It's seen that the groundwork Of the
whole Y authentic cotenporary material, and Of
the highest order. To gather Il has been the work
OF years. Wewould not compare thts volume with
that inimitabe and Incompatible biography OF
Boswell, and yet 20 faithful II she portraitnre ths,
Jefferson IL made to draw Of himself, that his nar
ture, his very soul. 10 dsliniatsd with distinct
ness not unlike that In which johnson stands out
in the pages Of boawen.--t Boston Post.
!mbssd with that enthusiAstie admiration Of hi,
suhject, without which bographer Ii rarely sue
cessful, MI Randall nevertheless does not seek to
hide whatever faults he may md. either from him
self or from the reader. He paints tho picture a.
Cromwell insisted his should bs painted, "wax,s
and ALL The picture gains by this in life- Ike
ceioring, without losing any Of its majestic pre-
portsons.--t Albany I've. Jour.
No one Who runs, however casually, over ths
work viii fail to be satisfied that Mr.. Randall has
added very largely TO the woYld's stock OF infor-
nation about Jefferson, that be has had access 70
sources hitherto unexplored, spd thai be has done
more than was ever done by any onsSefore him to
illustrate the personality Of that great statesman
IN. Y. Eve. Post.
We have read with delight Mr.. RandalI's cspt,-
ating details OF MIR. Jeferson's personal history.
which be has ssdulousiy gathered, and ADMIRABLE
|xrouped together from great variety Of authentic
[eoarccs hitherto anexplorcd. Our Of the tempting
Of his materials, the able and clear -sirhssS
auth91 has constructed book, at once most en-
tcfsAyang and insructive--one that shouh bs
studle4aQs every patriot Of the land.-l Richmon
Enquirer.
There can - only one opinion ~ to the ability.
general imparyAlity and industry which Mr. RAN
dail has brought into combination In the compost
tion Of this biok0phy. He Has
worthily executed y much wanted book.--[Phila-
delphia Press. SzsA
Twill take place among the choices. classics Of
American literature, and II econsultsd BY every fu-
turs historian Of this Philadsl Eve.
Bulltin.
We like 1t because it neither saneeals, pailatss,
exaggcrsses nor dstorts. but app1enchss, in every
instance, and In every articular tkoSnepcr Of the
noble character whose opinions have done - mach
TO shape the domestic and foreign policy Of Ao na
tion hc contributed greatly tocal ints
IN. o. True Delta.
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