Destiny of the Republic: A Tale of Madness, Medicine and the Murder of a President

Format: Paperback Language: English ISBN: 0767929713 ISBN13: 9780767929714 Release Date: January 2012 Publisher: Vintage Length: 432 Pages Weight: 0.87 lbs. Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.1" x 7.9" NATIONAL BESTSELLER - The extraordinary account of James Garfield's rise from poverty to the American presidency, and the dramatic history of his assassination and legacy, from the bestselling author of The River of Doubt. "Crisp, concise and revealing history.... A fresh narrative that plumbs some of the most dramatic days in U.S. presidential history." --The Washington Post 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