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The destiny of the republic : a tale of madness, medicine, and the murder of a president /

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A narrative account of the twentieth president's political career offers insight into his background as a scholar and Civil War hero, his battles against the corrupt establishment, and Alexander Graham Bell's failed attempt to save him from an assassin's bullet.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Millard, Candice
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Doubleday, [2011]
Edition:1st ed.
Subjects:
Garfield, James A. > (James Abram), > 1831-1881 > Assassination.
Presidents > United States > Biography.
Guiteau, Charles J. > (Charles Julius), > 1841-1882.
Presidents > Medical care > United States > History > 19th century.
Medicine > United States > History > 19th century.
Bell, Alexander Graham, > 1847-1922.
Medical instruments and apparatus > United States > History > 19th century.
United States > Politics and government > 1881-1885.
Political culture > United States > History > 19th century.
Power (Social sciences) > United States > History > 19th century.
Description
Summary:A narrative account of the twentieth president's political career offers insight into his background as a scholar and Civil War hero, his battles against the corrupt establishment, and Alexander Graham Bell's failed attempt to save him from an assassin's bullet.
Physical Description:x, 339 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 313-323) and index.
ISBN:9780385526265
0385526261
9780385535007
0385535007