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No damage to book, Black glossy DJ shows slight signs of age or use. 1978 reprint of 1952 Original. 118 pages loaded with instructions, photos and details. 6 1/4 By 9 1/4"
118 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 1880
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James Dabney McCabe
246 books5 followersAlso wrote under the name Edward Winslow Martin.
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February 22, 2013
I enjoyed it. If you liked Candice Millard's "Destiny of the Republic: A Tale of Madness, Medicine and the Murder of a President," as I did, this book gives lots more detailed information about president James A. Garfield: his boyhood, career, election to the presidency, and assassination. The only thing it doesn't seem to address is the question, "What did Garfield accomplish as president?" He was only president for a few months, so maybe he didn't do much. But he's an inspiring figure nonetheless.
I don't think you are likely to read this book, though, unless you borrow it from me: it was published in 1881. There was a copy of it in my house when I moved in, along with many other antique books. Actually, I take that back: you can get an electronic copy of it for free from http://archive.org/details/ourmartyre...
The writing style seems old-fashioned, and quite wordy. For example: "Our martyred president. As a man, the noblest and purest of his times. As a citizen, the grandest of his nation. As a president, the idol of fifty millions of people. The life and public services of Gen. James A. Garfield, twentieth president of the United States, embracing a full account of his early life: his struggles with poverty and efforts to obtain an education: his brilliant services as a soldier and statesman: his election to the presidency: his able and patriotic administration: his manful battle with rings and corruption in high places. Together with the history of his assassination, giving all the incidents of his long and painful illness, the surgical treatment, the consultations of the eminent physicians, daily scenes at the sufferer's bedside, last hours and death, the funeral cortege, burial, etc." And that's just the title page. The 767 succeeding pages read more smoothly, however.
I don't think you are likely to read this book, though, unless you borrow it from me: it was published in 1881. There was a copy of it in my house when I moved in, along with many other antique books. Actually, I take that back: you can get an electronic copy of it for free from http://archive.org/details/ourmartyre...
The writing style seems old-fashioned, and quite wordy. For example: "Our martyred president. As a man, the noblest and purest of his times. As a citizen, the grandest of his nation. As a president, the idol of fifty millions of people. The life and public services of Gen. James A. Garfield, twentieth president of the United States, embracing a full account of his early life: his struggles with poverty and efforts to obtain an education: his brilliant services as a soldier and statesman: his election to the presidency: his able and patriotic administration: his manful battle with rings and corruption in high places. Together with the history of his assassination, giving all the incidents of his long and painful illness, the surgical treatment, the consultations of the eminent physicians, daily scenes at the sufferer's bedside, last hours and death, the funeral cortege, burial, etc." And that's just the title page. The 767 succeeding pages read more smoothly, however.
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