James GarfieldTwenty-First Century Books, 01.01.2005 - 112 Seiten After one of the closest elections in history, 4,449,053 votes to 4,442,035 votes, James A. Garfield was elected President of the United States in 1881. This was the peak of a long political career, consisting of more than twenty years in congress and the senate This account follows his career from a teenage sailor who nearly drowned 14 times, to becoming the most powerful man in the nation. |
Inhalt
INTRODUCTION | 7 |
FROM PUPIL TO POLITICIAN | 19 |
CIVIL WAR | 32 |
RECREATING A NATION | 46 |
DARK HORSE | 66 |
LASTING LEGACIES | 85 |
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