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This book mainly covers the assasination attempt on President Garfield and the 80 days following that until he died from an infection caused by doctors trying to "treat" the bullet wound. There was a bit on Garfield's early life but not a lot. I would like to go back and read a more in depth biography of him after I finish reading a biography for every U.S. president. I thought the information about the shooter and about the care, or lack of it, Garfield recieved after the shooting was interesti
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Candice Millard is a wonder! She brings history to life. I feel that I know President Garfield, his wife, Lucretia, and his assassin, Guiteau. Millard can put the reader in the scene, whether it is a convention hall or a prison courtyard. The story flows. The author has a way of focusing on the themes by telling a story, for example, Lister trying to bring his idea of antisepsis to American doctors by describing his presentation at the Chicago Centennial Fair.
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