Meticulously researched, epic in scope, and pulsating with an intimate human focus and high-velocity narrative drive,The Destiny of the Republic brings alive a forgotten chapter of U.S. However, he managed to go to Western Reserve Eclectic Institute, a preparatory school, where he excelled in his studies. Born in 1831, in Mentor, Ohio, he was raised in poverty after his father died when he was two. Garfield survived the attack, but become the object of bitter, behind-the-scenes struggles for power-over his administration, over the nation's future, and, hauntingly, over his medical care. James Garfield is at the center of the book, which is about his presidency, assassination, and medical care. But four months after Garfield's inauguration in 1881, he was shot in the back by a deranged office-seeker named Charles Guiteau. Millard briefly explains how he was born into poverty, only to make a success of himself with a passionate love of. In attendance was a congressman from Ohio, James Garfield, and his family. This chapter describes the Centennial International Exhibition, held in Philadelphia in 1876. 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. Part 1, Chapter 1 Summary: The Scientific Spirit. James Abram Garfield was one of the most extraordinary men ever elected 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.
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