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Garfield: a Biography

Name: Garfield: a Biography (the Library of the Presidents)
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Allan Peskin

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Published January 1, 1978

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Allan Peskin was a professor of History at Cleveland State University from 1962 until 2000. Peskin earned his Bachelor of Arts, MA and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Chicago and Case Western Reserve University.

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John Bohnert

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December 1, 2025

I watched the Netflix series called "Death by Lightning". The four-part series told the story about Garfield's assassination. I decided I wanted to read James Garfield's biography.

The author writes very well.

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