Best biography of james garfield

*The first biography I read was “ Dark Horse: the Surprise Election and Political Murder of President James A. Garfield ” by Kenneth Ackerman. Published in , this book proves to be a political thriller almost exclusively focused on the last sixteen months of Garfield’s life. Ackerman’s account of the Republican National Convention in Chicago is absolutely captivating and the. The definitive biography of America’s twentieth president, this gem among books on James Garfield was exhaustively researched and skillfully written, as well as a winner of the Ohio Academy of History Award, the Ohioana Book Award in History, and a Choice Outstanding Academic Book of the Year. Early years First steps Professional growth Public recognition Peak period Later years Public interest Professional activity Media attention
An “ambitious, thorough, supremely researched” (The Washington Post) biography of the extraordinary, tragic life of America’s twentieth president—James Garfield. In “the most comprehensive Garfield biography in almost fifty years” (The Wall Street Journal), C.W. Goodyear charts the life and times of one of the most remarkable Americans ever to win the Presidency. Progressive.