Destiny of the Republic: A Tale of Madness, Medicine, and the Murder of a President
Format: paperback
ISBN:
9781594136146 (1594136149)
Publish date: October 2nd 2012
Publisher: Large Print Press
Pages no: 597
Edition language: English
Category:
Non Fiction,
Biography,
History,
Book Club,
Science,
Politics,
American History,
Crime,
Biography Memoir,
True Crime,
Presidents
Destiny of the Republic-Candice Millard, author; Paul Michael, narrator Millard has written a book that desperately needed to be written about a President whose brief time in office is not well known, a President who only served the United States in that capacity for less than a year, but whose impa...
It is without hesitation that I give this biography 5 stars and wish that I could give it more. Everything about this book is wonderfully done, resulting in nonfiction that is every bit as captivating as any novel. I knew next to nothing about James Garfield before listening to this book, but I am h...
Perhaps my expectations were too high, but I expected a more scholarly approach to President Garfield's life and assassination.
I wasn't sure I would end up liking this book but somehow through the beginning pages I couldn't seem to make myself look away. Candice Millard does a supurb job bringing to life the times, emotions and plights then branches off into such an impressive story that I found myself drawn in from beginni...
What a great way to start out my 2014 mission to get to know the presidents! Candice Millard does a great job of interweaving the stories of multiple characters (à la Erik Larson in The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair that Changed America): James Garfield, Charles Gui...
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