Capitol Hill veteran Kenneth Ackerman re-creates an American
political landscape where fierce battles for power unfolded against
a chivalrous code of honor in a country struggling to emerge from
the long shadow of the Civil War. James Garfield's 1880 dark horse
campaign after the longest-ever Republican nominating convention,
his victory in the closest-ever popular vote for president, his
struggle against bitterly feuding factions once elected, and the
public's response to his assassination is the most dramatic
presidential odyssey of the Gilded Age-and among the most momentous
in our nation's history. This journey through political backrooms,
dazzling convention floors, and intrigue-filled congressional and
White House chambers, reveals the era's decency and humanity as
well as the sharp partisanship that exploded in the pistol shots of
assassin Charles Guiteau, the disgruntled patronage-seeker eager to
replace the elected Commander-in-Chief with one of his own
choosing.
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