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Destiny of the republic : a tale of madness, medicine and the murder of a president, Candice Millard
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- 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
- 1st ed.
- Extent
- x, 339 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
- 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
- Isbn
- 9780385526265
- 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
-
- true19th century -- 1801 -- 1900
- trueBiographies
- Garfield, James A., (James Abram), 1831-1881 -- Assassination
- trueGarfield, James Abram, 1831-1881
- Guiteau, Charles J., (Charles Julius), 1841-1882
- trueHistory writing -- United States -- Presidency -- 19th century
- trueLife stories -- Politics | Politicians
- Medical instruments and apparatus -- United States -- History -- 19th century
- trueMedicine -- History -- 19th century
- Medicine -- United States -- History -- 19th century
- truePolitical corruption -- United States
- Political culture -- United States -- History -- 19th century
- Power (Social sciences) -- United States -- History -- 19th century
- Presidents -- Medical care -- United States -- History -- 19th century
- truePresidents -- United States -- Assassination
- truePresidents -- United States -- Biography
- Presidents -- United States -- Biography
- trueUnited States -- History -- 19th century
- United States -- Politics and government -- 1881-1885
- trueAssassination -- United States
- Bell, Alexander Graham, 1847-1922
- 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
- 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
- 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
- individual biography
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/bookUI
- 10012132
- Cataloging source
- BTCTA
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Millard, Candice
- Illustrations
-
- illustrations
- portraits
- plates
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- E687.9
- LC item number
- .M55 2012
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/resourcePreferred
- True
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Garfield, James A.
- Presidents
- Guiteau, Charles J.
- Presidents
- Medicine
- Bell, Alexander Graham
- Medical instruments and apparatus
- United States
- Political culture
- Power (Social sciences)
- Target audience
- adult
- http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/titleRemainder
- a tale of madness, medicine and the murder of a President
- Label
- Destiny of the republic : a tale of madness, medicine and the murder of a president, Candice Millard
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 313-323) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- 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
- Control code
- 19886392
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Extent
- x, 339 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9780385526265
- Isbn Type
- (hardcover)
- Lccn
- 2011001549
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
-
- (OCoLC)ocn700205578
- (OCoLC)700205578
- Label
- Destiny of the republic : a tale of madness, medicine and the murder of a president, Candice Millard
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 313-323) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- 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
- Control code
- 19886392
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Extent
- x, 339 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9780385526265
- Isbn Type
- (hardcover)
- Lccn
- 2011001549
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
-
- (OCoLC)ocn700205578
- (OCoLC)700205578
Subject
- true19th century -- 1801 -- 1900
- trueBiographies
- Garfield, James A., (James Abram), 1831-1881 -- Assassination
- trueGarfield, James Abram, 1831-1881
- Guiteau, Charles J., (Charles Julius), 1841-1882
- trueHistory writing -- United States -- Presidency -- 19th century
- trueLife stories -- Politics | Politicians
- Medical instruments and apparatus -- United States -- History -- 19th century
- trueMedicine -- History -- 19th century
- Medicine -- United States -- History -- 19th century
- truePolitical corruption -- United States
- Political culture -- United States -- History -- 19th century
- Power (Social sciences) -- United States -- History -- 19th century
- Presidents -- Medical care -- United States -- History -- 19th century
- truePresidents -- United States -- Assassination
- truePresidents -- United States -- Biography
- Presidents -- United States -- Biography
- trueUnited States -- History -- 19th century
- United States -- Politics and government -- 1881-1885
- trueAssassination -- United States
- Bell, Alexander Graham, 1847-1922
Genre
Included in
- trueNew York Times Notable Books - Nonfiction: 2011
- trueYALSA Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults: Narrative Non-Fiction: Inspired by Actual Events (2015)
- trueALA Notable Books - Nonfiction: 2012
- trueBooklist Editors' Choice - Best Biography Books: 2011
- trueEdgar Allan Poe Awards: Best Fact Crime
Appeal Terms
Appeal Terms of Destiny of the republic : a tale of madness, medicine and the murder of a presidentAwards
Awards of Destiny of the republic : a tale of madness, medicine and the murder of a president, Candice Millard- Award
- 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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