Author: Garfield, James A.
Publisher: Best Books on
ISBN: 1623765781
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 828

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Author: Garfield, James A.
Publisher: Best Books on
ISBN: 1623768578
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 828

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Author: James B. Garfield
Publisher: Turtleback Books
ISBN: 9780785733782
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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After he is accidentally blinded, Jimmy must make many adjustments including using a guide dog

Author: Ira Rutkow
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 1466827920
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 210

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The ambitious self-made man who reached the pinnacle of American politics—only to be felled by an assassin's bullet and to die at the hands of his doctors James A. Garfield was one of the Republican Party's leading lights in the years following the Civil War. Born in a log cabin, he rose to become a college president, Union Army general, and congressman—all by the age of thirty-two. Embodying the strive-and-succeed spirit that captured the imagination of Americans in his time, he was elected president in 1880. It is no surprise that one of his biographers was Horatio Alger. Garfield's term in office, however, was cut tragically short. Just four months into his presidency, a would-be assassin approached Garfield at the Washington, D.C., railroad station and fired a single shot into his back. Garfield's bad luck was to have his fate placed in the care of arrogant physicians who did not accept the new theory of antisepsis. Probing the wound with unwashed and occasionally manure-laden hands, Garfield's doctors introduced terrible infections and brought about his death two months later. Ira Rutkow, a surgeon and historian, offers an insightful portrait of Garfield and an unsparing narrative of the medical crisis that defined and destroyed his presidency. For all his youthful ambition, the only mark Garfield would make on the office would be one of wasted promise.

Author: James Abram Garfield
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Presidents
Languages : en
Pages : 842

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Author: Kenneth D. Ackerman
Publisher: Carroll & Graf Pub
ISBN: 9780786711512
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 551

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A close-up look at post-Civil War American politics describes the narrow election of President James A. Garfield, his murder by assassin Charles Guiteau, and the machinations of the political power-brokers of the era.

Author: Gail Jarrow
Publisher: Astra Publishing House
ISBN: 1684378141
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 242

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Winner of the 2022 YALSA Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults Award This thrilling title for young readers blends science, history, and medical mysteries to tell the story of the assassination and ultimately horrible death of President James Garfield. James Abram Garfield, the 20th President of the United States, was assassinated when he was shot by Charles Guiteau in July 1881, less than four months after he was elected president. But Garfield didn't actually die until 80 days later. In this page-turner, award-winning author Gail Jarrow delves into the fascinating story of the relationship between Garfield and Guiteau, and relates the gruesome details of Garfield's slow and agonizing death. She reveals medical mistakes made in the aftermath of Garfield's assassination, including the faulty diagnoses and outdated treatments that led to the president's demise. This gripping blend of science, history, and mystery—the latest title in the Medical Fiascoes series—is nonfiction for kids at its best: exciting and relevant and packed with plenty of villains and horrifying facts.

Author: Theodore Clarke Smith
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 670

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Author: Jim Davis
Publisher: Ballantine Group
ISBN: 0345537408
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 131

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You've made him the favorite cat of all time! The GARFIELD CLASSICS series collects the early years of the Garfield comic strip. Garfield may have gone through a few changes, but one thing has stayed the same: his enormous appetite for food and fun. So laugh along with the classic cat, because classics are always in style.

Author: Grafton (Mass. : Town)
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 60

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