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Candice millard recreates the milieu of an america different than that which belonged to lincoln or mckinley. In the meantime, the entire nation, nearly paralyzed, watched and waited.
Candice millard is an excellent writer. Millard's prose grips the reader from the first paragraph to the final pages.
Millard recreates the america of 1881 that watched breathlessly until garfield breathed no more. Great narrative about little know president garfield. Great book about garfield and medicine at the end of the century.
A significant portion of the book focuses on the famous scientists who played a role in trying to save garfield's alexander graham bell and joseph lister. John f. candice millard very skillfully weaves together a story of the assassination of presiden... Read More
The historical figures truly feel like fleshed-out people. Each individual plotline is riveting in its own way.
Cons
Millard implies that wild bill hickock was the only lawman in the west. I'm interested in garfield, but i'll see if someone who writes well will come along and do a better job.
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I have learned much and realize the effort and mistakes, the arrogance and perseverance of the time has helped to shape our wor... Read More
A very easy read with lots of information about all the significant characters at that time without over loading the reader wit... Read More
And it sat perched on the edge of even more wonders to come, the very dawn of the age of the great inventions that would so tho... Read More
Ironically, this bullet which had skirted all critical internal targets was now essentially harmless.
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A great deal is made about exact the placement of the bullet inside the man.
I learned a great deal reading this book and respect the author's time spent on research.
For 13 bucks it’s a no brainer to buy.
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A week after lee’s surrender, lincoln was dead, replaced by grim tennessean andrew johnson, who turned out to have far more sym... Read More
Competitiveness
This is a very similar book to the devil in the white city.
Such a different time, there was less collaboration and more competition among physicians.
Guiteau’s lack of competence in every arena remained consistent with assassination, as well: pistol shots fired point-blank at ... Read More
For her readers, it is perhaps no surprise that destiny of the republic earns similar accolades.
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Four american presidents have died by assassination the last when i was six years old
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Kennedy who suffered a devastating head wound was likely dead on arrival at parkland hospital
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In 1901 william mckinley took bullets to the abdomen and lived just slightly longer than a week with hopes for his recovery rising and falling
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When it was finally over he had been president for only just a bit longer than six months and nearly half of that time he spent very slowly dying
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In the meantime the entire nation nearly paralyzed watched and waited
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But the first of these marvels—the telephone which truly revolutionized communications—was becoming increasingly common
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Patented in 1876 one was installed in the white house in 1879
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