{"product_id":"9780767929714","title":"Destiny of the Republic: A Tale of Madness, Medicine and the Murder of a President","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA\u003ci\u003e Booklist\u003c\/i\u003e Notable Book of 2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe extraordinary \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling account of James Garfield's rise from poverty to the American presidency, and the dramatic history of his assassination and legacy, from bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe River of Doubt\u003c\/i\u003e, Candice Millard.  \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eJames Abram Garfield was one of the most extraordinary men ever elected president. Born into abject poverty, he rose to become a wunderkind scholar, a Civil War hero, a renowned congressman, and a reluctant presidential candidate who took on the nation's corrupt political establishment. But four months after Garfield's inauguration in 1881, he was shot in the back by a deranged office-seeker named Charles Guiteau. Garfield survived the attack, but become the object of bitter, behind-the-scenes struggles for power—over his administration, over the nation's future, and, hauntingly, over his medical care. Meticulously researched, epic in scope, and pulsating with an intimate human focus and high-velocity narrative drive, \u003ci\u003eThe Destiny of the Republic\u003c\/i\u003e brings alive a forgotten chapter of U.S. history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46958885208304,"sku":"9780767929714","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780767929714_p0.jpg?v=1769906062","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780767929714","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}