Reddit reviews Destiny of the Republic: A Tale of Madness, Medicine and the Murder of a President

James Garfield was without a doubt one of the most extraordinary men ever elected president. He literally came from nothing and was on trajectory to be the hero the country needed when he was tragically assassinated--he may be the only reluctant president we have had aside from George Washington himself. I highly recommend Candice Millard's biography, Destiny of the Republic.

If you haven't read Destiny of the Republic by Candice Millard, then do yourself a favor. An amazing story well told.

Garfield is the most criminally under appreciated U.S. President. After reading this this book I wanted to put him on Mt. Rushmore: http://www.amazon.com/Destiny-Republic-Madness-Medicine-President/dp/0767929713

I think the site deserves a plaque at least. #JusticeforJim

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Presidential biographies that are easy reads about manly men

EDIT: Real men don't need a "How to be a man for dummies" they read about other's experiences, pair them with their own, and better themselves.

As long as they don't die like Pres. Garfield did, because that was fucking tragic. (This book kinda messed me up: https://www.amazon.com/Destiny-Republic-Madness-Medicine-President/dp/0767929713 - tl;dr: he got shot just late enough that doctors tried to do something, but just early enough that they made everything worse.)

Not Magic-related but I have to plug this. Destiny of the Republic is a really fascinating biography of Garfield, who is maybe our most obscure president these days. The beginning covers his near-accidental rise to the presidency. After the shooting it splits into three different narratives: Charles Guiteau, the nutcase who shot him; Dr. Doctor (his real name), who gave him terrible medical treatment; and Alexander Graham Bell, who essentially invented the metal detector to try to find the bullet embedded inside him.

I don't read much history but this book has a couple of really powerful moments.

What kind of history?

Candice Millard is my favorite history author lately. My favorite of hers is Destiny of the Republic about the James Garfield assassination.

I was thinking the same thing: this enormous tomb is a little much for a president who was in office for just six months. I get that Garfield was assassinated, I read Destiny of the Republic, but when compared to the modest tombs of say, George Washington or Thomas Jefferson it really seems like someone was overcompensating...

Might be a little longer than you were hoping for, but here you go.

Maybe not "changed my mind" but certainly opened my mind - Destiny of a Republic: A Tale of Madness, Medicine and the Murder of a President by Candice Millard. I had no idea that this had gone on, what happened and who all was involved in the election and eventual death of James Garfield.

Destiny of the Republic: A Tale of Madness, Medicine, and the Murder of a President by Candice Millard touches on all three of these subjects. It's about the assassination of President Garfield.

This goes a bit outside your interests but this was one of my favourite reads from last year. It's not so much a biography of James Garfield as it is a memoir of his assassination. I found it fascinating and heartbreaking. http://www.amazon.ca/Destiny-Republic-Madness-Medicine-President/dp/0767929713/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1372116759&sr=8-1&keywords=destiny+of+the+republic

This James Garfield biography is fantastic:

Destiny of the Republic: A Tale of Madness, Medicine and the Murder of a President by Candice Millard

Destiny of the Republic: A Tale of Madness, Medicine and the Murder of a President. This was probably the best book I listened to last year.

http://www.amazon.com/Destiny-Republic-Madness-Medicine-President/dp/0767929713

Poor James Garfield. Anyone interested in reading more about him and his unfortunate assassination should read Destiny of the Republic by Candice Millard.

Is? Maybe. But, we've had people rise from humble beginnings to become president. James Garfield comes to mind.

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yeah I'm not trying to dispute the quality of your meme within the virgin-vs-chad archetype (its good shit) I'm just pointing out that Garfield was a really interesting character and he would have made a great president, as historical note. We lost a good man when he was killed, this is a great book about him.