Title: Garfield: A Biography Author: Allan Peskin Publisher: Kent State University Press, 1978 ISBN: 0873382102, 9780873382106 Length: 716 page *Allan Peskin's biography Garfield remains the preeminent work on the subject.
Title: Dark Horse: The Surprise Election and Political Murder of President James A. Garfield Author: Kenneth D. Ackerman Publisher: Kenneth Ackerman, 2012 ISBN: 1619450100, 9781619450103 *Sheds light on the politics of the time. Well researched. Interesting read.
Title: Destiny of the Republic: A Tale of Madness, Medicine and the Murder of a President Author: Candice MIllard Publisher: Random House, Inc. 2011 ISBN: 0385526261, 9780385526265 Length: 339 pages *National Bestseller. Great deal of focus on Garfield's assassination and medical care.
Title: The Road to Respectability: James A. Garfeild and His World, 1844-1852 Author: Hendrik Booraem Publisher: Bucknell University Press, 1988 Original from: The University of Michigan ISBN: 0838751350, 9780838751350 Length: 339 pages *Insightful account of Garfield's early life. The culture and society of Ohio's Western Reserve at the start of industralization is vividly recreated. OUT OF PRINT
Title: The Garfield Orbit Authors: Margaret Leech and Harry James Brown Edition: Illustrated Publisher: Harper anf Row, 1978 Original from: The University of Michigan ISBN: 0060125519, 9780060125516 Length: 369 pages *Focuses on Garfield's personal life and his relationships revealing the complex and sometimes contradictory character. OUT OF PRINT
Title: The Diary of James A. Garfield Four Volume Set Authors: James Abram Garfield, Harry James Brown, Frederick D. Williams Editors: Harry James Brown, Frederick D. Williams Publisher: Michigan State University, 1967-1983 Original from: The University of Michigan *James A. Garfield kept a diary from the age of sixteen up until the time of the assassination with some gaps. OUT OF PRINT
Title: Crete and James: Personal Letters of Lucretia and James Garfield Author: John Shaw Editor: John Shaw Publisher: Michigan State University Press, 1994 Original from: The University of Michigan ISBN: 0870133381, 9780870133381 Length: 397 pages *Selected letters chronicle the couple's relationship OUT OF PRINT
Title: The Wild Life of the Army: Civil War Letters of James A. Garfeild Authors: James Abram Garfield and Frederick D. Williams Editor: Frederick D. Williams Publisher: Michigan State University Press, 1964 Original from: Pennsylvania State University Length: 325 pages *The 20th President's wartime thoughts and activities while serving in the western Union Armies from 1861-63. OUT OF PRINT
Title: James A. Garfield: The American Presidents Series: The 20th President, 1881 Volume 20 of The American Presidents Author: Ira Rutkow Edition: Illustrated Publisher: Macmillan, 2006 ISBN: 080506950X, 9780805069501 Length: 181 pages *Focuses on assassination and medical care. OUT OF PRINT
Title: The Life and Letters of James Abram Garfield Two Volume Set Author: Theodore Clarke Smith Publisher: Yale University Press, 1925 Length: 1283 pages *First authorized biography of the 20th President OUT OF PRINT
President James A. Garfield's papers were digitalized last year by the Library of Congress. You can now view those papers online.
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