{"product_id":"destiny-of-the-republic","title":"Destiny of the Republic: A Tale of Madness, Medicine and the Murder of a President","description":"\u003cdiv data-expanded=\"true\" class=\"a-expander-content a-expander-partial-collapse-content a-expander-content-expanded\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-expanded=\"true\" class=\"a-expander-content a-expander-partial-collapse-content a-expander-content-expanded\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eThe inspiration for the Netflix series\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003e Death by Lightning – \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003enow streaming! \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003e• NEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e BESTSELLER • The extraordinary account of James Garfield's rise from poverty to the American presidency, and the dramatic history of his assassination and legacy, from the bestselling author of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eThe River of Doubt. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Crisp, concise and revealing history.... A fresh narrative that plumbs some of the most dramatic days in U.S. presidential history.\" —\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Washington Post \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\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. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut 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 became the object of bitter, behind-the-scenes struggles for power—over his administration, over the nation's future, and, hauntingly, over his medical care. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMeticulously researched, epic in scope, and pulsating with an intimate human focus and high-velocity narrative drive, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Destiny of the Republic\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e brings alive a forgotten chapter of U.S. history.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47629866565810,"sku":"12670","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0617\/4290\/7570\/files\/IMG_0762.jpg?v=1782488636","url":"https:\/\/www.hmflaglerandco.us\/products\/destiny-of-the-republic","provider":"H.M. Flagler \u0026 Co ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}