Destiny of the republic : a tale of madness, medicine, and the murder of a president
by
Millard, Candice, author.
Title
:
Destiny of the republic : a tale of madness, medicine, and the murder of a president
Author
:
Millard, Candice, author.
Michael, Paul (Actor), narrator.
Summary
:
Candice Millard chronicles the life of President James A. Garfield, from his upbringing to his untimely death. Garfield's short time in office was devoted to cleaning up the corruption that was rife in a country still reeling from the Civil War. However, everything changed when Garfield was shot in the back by a disgruntled office worker. While the president's health slowly declined, a power struggle erupted over control of the administration, and the country's fate hung in the balance.
General Note
:
Compact discs.
Title from disc label; subtitle from container.
Duration: 10:00:00.
Edition
:
Unabridged.
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.
Physical Description
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8 audio discs (9 hr., 48 min.) : digital, CD audio ; 4 3/4 in.
Genre
:
Biographies.
Audiobooks.
Personal Subject
:
Garfield, James A. (James Abram), 1831-1881.
Guiteau, Charles J. (Charles Julius), 1841-1882.
Subject Term
:
Medicine -- History -- 19th century.
Presidents -- Biography.
Political culture -- History -- 19th century.
Power (Social sciences) -- History -- 19th century.
Geographic Term
:
United States -- Politics and government -- 1881-1885.
Author(s)
:
Michael, Paul (Actor),
Publisher
:
Random House Audio,
Electronic Access
:
Publication Date
:
2011
ISBN
:
9780307939654
9780525492849
Publication Information
:
New York, New York : Random House Audio, [2011], ℗2011.
Call Number
:
CDB 923 GARFIEL
| Item Barcode | Collection | Call Number | Status |
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| 33607003411975 | Adult Nonfiction Books on CDs | 923 GARFIEL | Checked In |
