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James A. Garfield may have been the most extraordinary man ever elected president. Born into abject poverty, he rose to become a wunderkind scholar, a Civil War hero, and a renowned and admired reformist congressman. Nominated for president against his will, he engaged in a fierce battle with... read more
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Summary edit
An enthralling and detailed true story of the amazing people and facts surrounding the assassination of President James Garfield.
People edit
- James Garfield: 20th president of the United States.
- Chester A. Arthur: Vice President to James Garfield. Later becomes 21st president after assassination of Garfield.
- Charles Guiteau: Assassin
- Alexander Graham Bell: Alexander Graham Bell (March 3, 1847 –August 2, 1922) was an eminent scientist, inventor, engineer and innovator who is credited with inventing the first practical telephone.Worked around the clock to develop something that could show where the bullet was lodged in Garfield's body.
- Mabel Bell: Wife of Alexander Graham Bell
- Lucretia Garfield: Wife of James Garfield
- Roscoe Conkling: Roscoe Conkling (October 30, 1829 – April 18, 1888) was a politician from New York who served both as a member of the United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate. He was the leader of the Stalwart faction of the Republican Party, the first Republican senator from New York to be elected for three terms, and the last person to refuse a U.S. Supreme Court appointment after he had already been confirmed by the U.S. Senate.
- Joseph Stanley Brown: President Garfield's personal secretary.
- Abram Garfield: Son of James Garfield
- Eliza Garfield: James Garfield's mother
- Mollie Garfield: James Garfield's one living daughter.
- Irvin Garfield: James Garfield's son.
- Harry Garfield: James Garfield's son.
- James Blaine: Secretary of State to James Garfield, presidential candidate 1884
- Joseph Lister: A British surgeon and a pioneer of antiseptic surgery, who promoted the idea of sterile surgery.Had American doctors only been willing to accept Lister's theories and findings.
- Dr. D. Willard Bliss: A strict traditionalist doctor who put himself in charge of Jame Garfield's care after the assassination attempt. Also treated President Lincoln.Interesting, I did not see him mentioned in Killing Lincoln.
- Dr. Susan Edson: One of the first female doctors in the United States and Lucretia Garfield's personal physician. Would aid in the care of James Garfield.
- Robert Todd Lincoln: 35th United States Secretary of War for President James Garfield and Chester A. Arthur.Present at assassinations of Lincoln, Garfield, and McKinley
- Tainter: assistant to Alexander Graham Bell
- Grant: 18th President of the United States
- Hayes: 19th President of the United States
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- Swaim: friend and associate of Garfield
- John Sherman: possible nominee for Republican candidate for presidency n 1880 from Ohio
- Chester Arthur: Garfield's VP, president after his death
- Agnew
- Frances
- Maynard
- Rockwell: friend of the Garfields
- Hamilton
- Hancock
- James A. Garfield: 20th president of the US
- Kearney
- Jim
- Townsend
- Hicks
- Alec: nickname of Alexander Graham Bell by his wife, Mabel
- Powell
- Harriet Blaine: wife of James Blaine
- Robertson
- Connery
- Purvis
Organizations edit
- National Geographic Society: Alexander Graham Bell was one of the founders.
First Sentence edit
Even severed as it was from the rest of the body, the hand was majestic.
Table of Contents edit
Prologue: Chosen
PART ONE: PROMISE
Chapter 1: The Scientific Spirit
Chapter 2: Providence
Chapter 3: "A Beam in Darkness"
Chapter 4: God's Minute Man
Chapter 5: Bleak Mountain
PART TWO: WAR
Chapter 6: Hand and Soul
Chapter 7: Real Brutuses and Bolingbrokes
Chapter 8: Brains, Flesh, and Blood
Chapter 9: Casus Belli
Chapter 10: The Dark Dreams of Presidents
Chapter 11: "A Desperate Deed"
PART THREE: FEAR
Chapter 12: "Thank God It Is All Over"
Chapter 13: "It's True"
Chapter 14: All Evil Consequences
Chapter 15: Blood-Guilty
PART FOUR: TORTURED FOR THE REPUBLIC
Chapter 16: Neither Death nor Life
Chapter 17: One Nation
Chapter 18: "Keep Heart"
Chapter 19: On a Mountaintop, Alone
Chapter 20: Terror, Hope, and Despair
Chapter 21: After All
Chapter 22: All the Angels of the Universe
Epilogue: Forever and Forever More
Acknowledgments
Notes
Bibliography
Illustration Credits
Illustrations
Series & Lists edit
This book is in Amazon.com Best Books of 2011. (authoritative list)
This book is in Kirkus Reviews: Best Nonfiction of 2011. (authoritative list)
Authors & Contributors edit
- Candice Millard (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Doubleday
Country: USA
Publication Date: September 20, 2011
ISBN: 978-0-385-52626-5
Page Count: 339
Publisher: Doubleday
Country: USA
Publication Date: September 20, 2011
ISBN: 978-0-385-52626-5
Page Count: 339
Awards edit
- Edgar Award (2012: Best Fact Crime)
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: E687.9.M55
- Dewey: 973.8'4092
Subjects edit
- Books › History › Americas › United States › 19th Century
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