The Resource Destiny of the republic : : a tale of madness, medicine, and the murder of a president, Candice Millard, (LARGE PRINT)
Destiny of the republic : : a tale of madness, medicine, and the murder of a president, Candice Millard, (LARGE PRINT)
- 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
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- Large print ed.
- Extent
- 625 p. (large print)
- Note
- Originally published: New York : Doubleday, c2011
- 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
- Isbn
- 9781410446251
- Label
- Destiny of the republic : : a tale of madness, medicine, and the murder of a president
- Title
- Destiny of the republic :
- Title remainder
- a tale of madness, medicine, and the murder of a president
- Statement of responsibility
- Candice Millard
- Subject
-
- Medical instruments and apparatus -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
- Presidents -- United States -- Biography.
- Medicine -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
- Presidents -- Medical care -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
- Garfield, James Abram, 1831-1881
- Guiteau, Charles Julius, 1841-1882.
- Bell, Alexander Graham, 1847-1922.
- Power (Social sciences) -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
- Garfield, James A., (James Abram), 1831-1881 -- Assassination.
- Political culture -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
- United States -- Politics and government -- 1881-1885.
- Language
- eng
- 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
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- Title
- Destiny of the Republic
- Summary
- A narrative account of James Garfield'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
- Subject
-
- Medicine -- History -- 19th century
- Presidents -- United States -- Biography
- Political corruption -- United States
- Presidents -- United States -- Assassination
- United States -- History -- 19th century
- Assassination -- United States
- History writing -- United States -- Presidency -- 19th century
- Life stories -- Politics | Politicians
- Biographies
- Award
-
- ALA Notable Book, 2012.
- Booklist Editors' Choice, 2011.
- Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Fact Crime, 2012.
- New York Times Notable Book, 2011.
- YALSA Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults, 2015.
- Biography type
- contains biographical information
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- 10012132
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- Dewey number
- 973.8/4092
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- no index present
- LC call number
- E687.9
- LC item number
- .M55 2012
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
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- adult
- http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/titleRemainder
- a tale of madness, medicine and the murder of a President
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- a tale of madness, medicine and the murder of a President
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- Candice Millard
- Label
- Destiny of the republic : : a tale of madness, medicine, and the murder of a president, Candice Millard, (LARGE PRINT)
- Note
- Originally published: New York : Doubleday, c2011
- Related Authorities
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- History
- Biographies
- Assassination
- Presidency
- Power (Social sciences)
- Politicians
- Biography
- Politics and government
- Biography.
- Political culture
- 1881-1885.
- Presidents
- Guiteau, Charles Julius, 1841-1882.
- Bell, Alexander Graham, 1847-1922.
- Medical care
- Garfield, James A., (James Abram), 1831-1881
- Politics
- 19th century.
- Assassination.
- History writing
- 19th century
- Medicine
- Medical instruments and apparatus
- Political corruption
- Life stories
- United States
- Related Subjects
-
- Medical instruments and apparatus -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
- Medicine -- History -- 19th century
- Presidents -- United States -- Biography.
- Presidents -- United States -- Biography
- Political corruption -- United States
- Medicine -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
- Presidents -- United States -- Assassination
- Presidents -- Medical care -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
- United States -- History -- 19th century
- Guiteau, Charles Julius, 1841-1882.
- Bell, Alexander Graham, 1847-1922.
- Power (Social sciences) -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
- Assassination -- United States
- History writing -- United States -- Presidency -- 19th century
- Garfield, James A., (James Abram), 1831-1881 -- Assassination.
- Life stories -- Politics | Politicians
- Biographies
- Political culture -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
- United States -- Politics and government -- 1881-1885.
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references
- 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
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- ocn759491855
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- Dimensions
- 23 cm.
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- Edition
- Large print ed.
- Extent
- 625 p. (large print)
- Form of item
- large print
- Isbn
- 9781410446251
- Isbn Type
- (hc)
- Lccn
- 2011045169
- Other physical details
- ill.
Subject
- Bell, Alexander Graham, 1847-1922.
- Garfield, James A., (James Abram), 1831-1881 -- Assassination.
- Garfield, James Abram, 1831-1881
- Guiteau, Charles Julius, 1841-1882.
- Medical instruments and apparatus -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
- Medicine -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
- Political culture -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
- Power (Social sciences) -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
- Presidents -- Medical care -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
- Presidents -- United States -- Biography.
- United States -- Politics and government -- 1881-1885.
- Assassination -- United States
- Biographies
- History writing -- United States -- Presidency -- 19th century
- Life stories -- Politics | Politicians
- Medicine -- History -- 19th century
- Political corruption -- United States
- Presidents -- United States -- Assassination
- Presidents -- United States -- Biography
- United States -- History -- 19th century
Genre
Member of
- ALA Notable Books - Nonfiction: 2012
- Booklist Editors' Choice - Best Biography Books: 2011
- Edgar Allan Poe Awards: Best Fact Crime
- New York Times Notable Books - Nonfiction: 2011
- YALSA Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults: Narrative Non-Fiction: Inspired by Actual Events (2015)
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- ALA Notable Book, 2012.
- Award
- Booklist Editors' Choice, 2011.
- Award
- Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Fact Crime, 2012.
- Award
- New York Times Notable Book, 2011.
- Award
- YALSA Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults, 2015.
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