The Life and Work of James A Garfield
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- Item:
- Biography
- Title:
- The life and work of James A. Garfield, twentieth president of the United States: embracing an account of the scenes and incidents of his boyhood, the struggles of his youth, the might of his early manhood, his valor as a soldier, his career as a statesman, his election to the presidency, and the tragic story of his deat
- Author:
- John Clark Ridpath
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- Printer:
- Jones Brothers
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- Date of Printing:
- 1881
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Author and Commentators
John Clark Ridpath (1840-1900). American educator, historian and author.
The Book
Hard-bound. 672 pages. A number of illustrations.
Contents
- Preface. iii-iv.
- Contents. v-ix.
- Poem – Deathless by Horace. x.
- Chapter I. Birth and Ancestry. Pages 11-27.
- Chapter II. The Struggle of Boyhood. Pages 28-58.
- Chapter III. The Morning of Power. Pages 59-87.
- Chapter IV. A Soldier of the Union. Pages 89-114.
- Chapter V. Hero and General. Pages 115-166.
- Chapter VI. In the Ascendant. Pages167-210.
- Chapter VII. Leader and Statesman. Pages 211-253.
- Chapter VIII. The Noontide. Pages 254-307.
- Chapter IX. Great Questions and Great Answers. Pages 308-402.
- Chapter X. The Climax of 1880. Pages 403-442.
- Chapter XI. Candidate for the Presidency. Pages 443-485.
- Chapter XII. In the High Seat. Pages 444-516.
- Chapter XIII. Shot Down. Pages 517-615.
- Chapter XIV. Gazing on the Sea. Pages 616-643.
- Chapter XV. The Solemn Pageant. Pages 644-672.
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Binding
Cover
Preface
Preface
Contents
Contents
Contents
Contents
Contents
Deathless
Chapter I
page 12
Garfield Cabin
Garfield's Mother
Addressing the People
Reception after Nomination
Chapter II
Page 29
Garfield at Sixteen
Page 39
Chapter III
Chapter IV
Page 89
Gen. George H. Thomas
Page 101
Operations in West Virginia
Fight at Middle Creek
Garfield Driving Marshall from Kentucky
Garfield Driving Marshall from Kentucky
Page 108
Chapter V
Page 155
Page 161
Battle of Chickamuaga
Chapter VI
Chapter VII
Chapter IX
Chapter X

1880 Republican First Ballot
1880 36 Ballots of Republican Party
Chapter XI
Page 450
View of Mentor
Page 459
Lawnfield
Money Letter
Garfield Letter of Denial
Chapter XII
Page 496
James G. Blaine
Page 497
William Windom
Page 498
Robert T. Lincoln
Page 499
William H. Hunt
Page 500
S.J. Kirkwood
Page 501
Wayne Macveagh
Page 502
Thomas L. Lake
Chapter XIII
Page 544
Dr. D.W. Bliss
Page 547
Surgeon-General J.K. Barnes
Page 549
Dr. J.J. Woodward
Page 551
Dr. Robert Reyburn
Page 556
Page 561
Last Letter from Garfield
Page 601
Blaine reading letters of sympathy
Blaine reading letters of sympathy
Page 605
Morning Greeting
Page 614
Laying Special Rail Tracks
Chapter XIV
Garfield's Chart
Page 637
General D.G. Swain
Page 641
Mrs. Lucretia R. Garfield
Page 642
Last Look at the Sea
Chapter XV
Page 648
Chester A. Arthur
Page 653
Mollie Garfield
Page 655
Harry Garfield
Page 659
James A. Garfield
Page 664
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