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Review “One of the many pleasures of Candice Millard’s new book, Destiny of the Republic , [is] that she brings poor Garfield to life—and a remarkable life it was.....Fascinating... Outstanding....Millard has written us a penetrating human tragedy.” -- The New York Times Book Review “A spirited tale that intertwines murder, politics and medical mystery, Candice Millard leaves us feeling that Garfield's assassination deprived the nation not only of a remarkably humble and intellectually gifted man but one who perhaps bore the seeds of greatness.... splendidly drawn portraits.... Alexander Graham Bell makes a bravura appearance”— The Wall Street Journal "Fascinating......Gripping.....Stunning....has a much bigger scope than the events surrounding Garfield’s slow, lingering death. It is the haunting tale of how a man who never meant to seek the presidency found himself swept into the White House. . . . Ms. Millard shows the Garfield legacy to be much more important than most of her readers knew it to be." --*The New York Times “Crisp, concise and revealing history....Millard has crafted a fresh narrative that plumbs some of the most dramatic days in U.S. presidential history” --The
Who reads Destiny of the Republic : a Tale of Madness, Medicine, and the Murder of a President?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Candice Millard
- Publisher
- Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
- Published
- 2011
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780385535007
- Category
- history
- Subjects
- Medical, Memoir, Science
- Rating
- 4.19 / 5 (1,983 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-13