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Destiny of the Republic: A Tale of Madness, Medicine and the Murder of a President, by Candice Millard
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Destiny of the Republic tells the extraordinary story of James Garfield's rise from poverty to the American presidency, his assassination in 1881 and his legacy.
James Abram Garfield was one of the most extraordinary men ever elected president. Born into abject poverty, he rose to become a wunderkind scholar, a Civil War hero, a renowned congressman, and a reluctant presidential candidate who took on the nation's corrupt political establishment.
But four months after Garfield's inauguration in 1881, he was shot in the back by a deranged office-seeker named Charles Guiteau. Garfield survived the attack, but became the object of bitter, behind-the-scenes struggles for power - over his administration, over the nation's future, and, hauntingly, over his medical care.
Meticulously researched, epic in scope, and pulsating with an intimate human focus and high-velocity narrative drive, Destiny of the Republic brings alive a forgotten chapter of U.S. history.
“Crisp, concise and revealing history. . . . A fresh narrative that plumbs some of the most dramatic days in U.S. presidential history.” - The Washington Post
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