The destiny of the republic, a tale of medicine, madness and the murder of a president, Candice Millard
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- Medical instruments and apparatus -- United States -- History -- 19th century
- Political culture -- United States -- History -- 19th century
- Guiteau, Charles Julius, 1841-1882
- Medicine -- United States -- History -- 19th century
- Presidents -- United States -- Biography
- Presidents + Medical care -- United States -- History -- 19th century
- Garfield, James A., James Abram, 1831-1881 -- Assassination
- Electronic books
- Bell, Alexander Graham, 1847-1922
- United States -- Politics and government -- 1881-1885
- Power (Social sciences) -- United States -- History -- 19th century
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The destiny of the republic, a tale of medicine, madness and the murder of a president, Candice Millard
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (p. 313-323) and index
Illustrations
platesillustrations
Index
index present
Literary form
non fiction
Main title
The destiny of the republic
Medium
electronic resource
Nature of contents
bibliographypatent document
Oclc number
755762632
Responsibility statement
Candice Millard
Sub title
a tale of medicine, madness and the murder of a president
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
Table of contents
Prologue: Chose -- Promise -- The scientific spirit -- Providence -- A light in the wilderness -- God's minuteman -- Bleak mountain -- War -- Hand and soul -- Real Brutuses and Bolingbrokes -- Brains, flesh, and blood -- Casus belli -- The dark dreams of presidents -- "A desperate deed" -- Fear -- "Thank God it is all over" -- "It's true" -- All evil consequences -- Blood-guilty -- "The whole nation kin" -- Neither death nor life -- One nation -- Hope -- On a mountaintop, alone -- Terror, hope, and despair -- One : after all -- Two : all the angels of the universe -- The scientific spirit
Target audience
adult