The destiny of the republic : a tale of madness, medicine and the murder of a president
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Millard, Candice.
Published
New York : Doubleday, c2011.
Edition
1st ed.
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x, 339 pages, [16] pages of plates : ill. ; 25 cm.
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Morro Bay Library - Adult Nonfiction
973.84092
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Bell, Alexander Graham, -- 1847-1922.
Garfield, James A. -- (James Abram), -- 1831-1881 -- Assassination.
Guiteau, Charles J. -- (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.

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Published
New York : Doubleday, c2011.
Format
Book
Edition
1st ed.
Language
English

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 313-323) and index.
Description
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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