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The destiny of the republic] : [a tale of medicine, madness & the murder of a president] (unabr-8 CDs)[sound recording]  Cover Image CD Audiobook CD Audiobook

The destiny of the republic] : [a tale of medicine, madness & the murder of a president] (unabr-8 CDs)[sound recording] / Candice Millard.

Millard, Candice. (Author). Michael, Paul, (narrator.). Read by Paul Michael. (Cast).

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

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780525492849
  • Physical Description: 8 audio disc (10 hrs.) : digital, stereo ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Edition: Unabridged.
  • Publisher: Westminster, Md. : Books on Tape, [2011]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Compact disc.
Participant or Performer Note:
Read by Paul Michael.
Subject: Guiteau, Charles J. (Charles Julius), 1841-1882.
Bell, Alexander Graham, 1847-1922.
Garfield, James A. (James Abram), 1831-188 > Assassination.
Presidents > Biography.
Presidents > Medical care > History > 19th century.
Medicine > Histor > 19th century.
Medical instruments and apparatus > History > 19th century.
Political culture > Histor > 19th century.

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at Missouri Evergreen. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Riverside Regional.

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