| Description |
12 books (398 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, ports. ; 21 cm.) + 1 book discussion guide (in binder), in bag. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [309]-382) and index. |
| Contents |
Prologue: Chosen -- Part One: Promise. The scientific spirit -- Providence -- "A beam in darkness" -- God's minute man -- Bleak mountain -- Part Two: War. Hand and soul -- Real Brutuses and Bolingbrokes -- Brains, flesh, and blood -- Casus belli -- The dark dreams of presidents -- "A desperate deed" -- Part Three: Fear. "Thank God it is all over" -- "It's true" -- All evil consequences -- Blood-guilty -- Part Four: Tortured for the Republic. Neither death nor life -- One nation -- "Keep heart" -- On a mountaintop, alone -- Terror, hope, and despair -- After all -- All the angels of the universe -- Epilogue: Forever and forever more. |
| 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. |
| Note |
Book Discussion guide includes: "Tips and Tricks for Leading a Book Club" ; Questions ; Author Biography ; Reviews ; Read-alikes. |
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Garfield, James A. (James Abram), 1831-1881 -- Assassination.
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Garfield, James A. (James Abram), 1831-1881 -- Medical care.
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Bell, Alexander Graham, 1847-1922.
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Guiteau, Charles J. (Charles Julius), 1841-1882.
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Presidents -- United States -- Biography.
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Presidents -- Medical care -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
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Medicine -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
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Medical instruments and apparatus -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
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Political culture -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
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Power (Social sciences) -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
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United States -- Politics and government -- 1881-1885.
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| Local Subject |
BOOK CLUB IN A BAG
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| ISBN |
9780767929714 |
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0767929713 |
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