Book Cover of 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: A Tale of Madness, Medicine and the Murder of a President

The extraordinary New York Times bestselling account of James Garfield’s rise from poverty to the American presidency, and the dramatic history of his assassination and legacy, from bestselling author of The River of Doubt, Candice Millard.

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. […Learn More]