The Destiny Of The Republic By Candice Millard - 1365 Words

President James Garfield’s tragic death is brought to new life in the book The Destiny of the Republic. Author Candice Millard shows readers just how that very incident brought one nation together. This being in the middle of the Gilded Age, at times it looked like the nation had everything under its belt but in reality, people didn’t see the corrupt happenings at that time. Through poverty, war, a surprising turn in events, to downright failure in medicine, President Garfield’s life was a downward spiral and he wasn’t even aware. As much as Garfield was unaware of that, Americans at the time were unaware that they were slowly beginning to unite over the ignorance of both Doctor Bliss and Charles Guiteau. Millard didn’t just write a book of a detailed and historic biography, she wrote somewhat effortlessly of the personal yet challenging circumstances Garfield and his family were in and simply told a story. The author really goes in depth and is int erested in Garfield’s poverty stricken family as a young boy because this is one of the many reasons America adored him so much. As he lost his father, worked endlessly to be able to attend college, became a teacher after just one year, and then going onto congress, he rose up to become the best president the nation has ever had in that short amount of time. These details portrayed about his upbringing, show people how remarkably significant and hardworking this man was. Millard shows that Garfield knew he was brought up to makeShow MoreRelatedAnalysis Of The Book Ordinary Grace, By William Kent Krueger, And Destiny Of The Republic1790 Words   |  8 PagesForgiveness In FYS we were taught many ways to live in the world through the stories we read, speeches we listen to, and the projects we did. In the book, Ordinary Grace, by William Kent Krueger, The Chosen, by Chaim Potok, and Destiny of The Republic, by Candice Millard, I saw a few prominent themes of how one should live. In these three books I learned about the author s voice through their writings. I saw how one should live their life. In these books the authors shared common themes throughRead MoreFice Of First Lady1938 Words   |  8 Pagesunderstand, I do not like† (Morgan 74). Lucretia firmly believed that men and women had equal abilities, and should therefore, be treated as equals. Journaling before her marriage, Lucretia fretted that her marriage would be a â€Å"submission to that destiny which will make me the wife of one who marries me† (Morgan 74). Lucretia deeply loved Garfield, but she was deeply concerned that her marriage would enslave her to a future that she h ad no desire to live. Regardless of his reservations about Lucretia’sRead MoreProject Mgmt296381 Words   |  1186 Pagesexpeditions. Along the way, Roosevelt and his men faced an unbelievable series of hardships, losing their canoes and supplies to crushing whitewater rapids, and enduring starvation, Indian attacks, disease, drowning, and even murder within their ranks. Candice Millard brings alive these extraordinary events in her nonfiction thriller The River of Doubt. While her account details the ill-fated journey it also reveals insights into international project management as it describes the collaboration between the