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The Truth and the Removal: The Second Coming of Jesus Christ, and the Assassination of President James A. Garfield
Charles Guiteau, best-known for being the assassin whose bullet led to the death of President James A. Garfield in 1881, had, prior to that occasion, written a book on the second coming of Jesus Christ, called “The Truth.” It is said that he plagiarized most of the material from Noyes, but that it also expressed Guiteau’s theological beliefs isn’t denied. A look at the titles of Part One of this book will give you some insight into his thoughts on the issue.
After his conviction of murdering the President, he tried to drum up financial support for an appeal by re-releasing The Truth, and accompanying it with a second section on “The Removal” of Garfield. For the person interested in American history, this section is fascinating, especially the newspaper reports that state that the assassination of the President actually saved the United States from engaging in a planned war with Chile.
In preparing this work, we have modernized the spelling, corrected typographical errors, updated the formatting for Bible references (“ii, 24” is now “2:24”), and given the whole book a visual facelift.
We are publishing this book because we like American history and religious history—and this one has both, as Guiteau (and others) believed that assassinating the only U.S. President who had also been a preacher was something God wanted done.
We believe you will find it interesting as well.
After his conviction of murdering the President, he tried to drum up financial support for an appeal by re-releasing The Truth, and accompanying it with a second section on “The Removal” of Garfield. For the person interested in American history, this section is fascinating, especially the newspaper reports that state that the assassination of the President actually saved the United States from engaging in a planned war with Chile.
In preparing this work, we have modernized the spelling, corrected typographical errors, updated the formatting for Bible references (“ii, 24” is now “2:24”), and given the whole book a visual facelift.
We are publishing this book because we like American history and religious history—and this one has both, as Guiteau (and others) believed that assassinating the only U.S. President who had also been a preacher was something God wanted done.
We believe you will find it interesting as well.
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250 pages, Kindle Edition
First published January 1, 1882
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About the author
Charles Guiteau
10 books2 followersAmerican writer, lawyer and assassin of president Garfield.
He tried to get in at the University of Michigan but failed the entrance exam. In 1860 he joined the utopian religious community Oneida.
In 1877 he wrote a theological book called "The Truth".
Guiteau's interest turned to politics. He wrote a speech in support of Ulysses S. Grant called "Grant vs. Hancock".
In 1881 he assassinated president James A. Garfield.
He tried to get in at the University of Michigan but failed the entrance exam. In 1860 he joined the utopian religious community Oneida.
In 1877 he wrote a theological book called "The Truth".
Guiteau's interest turned to politics. He wrote a speech in support of Ulysses S. Grant called "Grant vs. Hancock".
In 1881 he assassinated president James A. Garfield.
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April 14, 2021
Guiteau was a pretty decent writer. Even on his religious stuff. On the plagiarism accusations I'm unsure. It seems he just states what he believes and tries to convince the reader.
The second part is a bit unstructured: lots of letters written to him and he keeps mentioning that he sells his autographed photos. His legal defence is interesting... but well they didn't hold up in court.
The second part is a bit unstructured: lots of letters written to him and he keeps mentioning that he sells his autographed photos. His legal defence is interesting... but well they didn't hold up in court.
January 20, 2022
really helped me embody the characters. I am a young Christian woman under 30 and I'm looking for love. Boy, does Giteau fit the bill. If there's any way to reach him, please tell me so I can send him a telegram.
June 3, 2023
He is NOT going to the Lordy
December 27, 2022
Remove A scoundrel, unite the party, preserve the union, promote the sales of my book!!!
December 6, 2022
America's Untold Stories video Mark Groubert. Free on You Tube.
Maybe Guiteau was not the original lone-nutter after all.
Maybe Guiteau was not the original lone-nutter after all.
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