Destiny of the republic Garfield was a strong man who had been born into poverty. This did not stop Garfield not only was he one of the most famous presidents he was a congressman and a civil war hero. Four months after Garfield was elected president in 1881 he was shot in the back by a man named Charles Guiteau. Garfield throughout the book had suffered many medical issues. The doctors were not that good back than. The doctors were having trouble finding the bullet in Garfield. Which they were using a probe to find the bullet which caused serious infection in Garfield's body. I think that the author Candice Millard did a good job writing this book. I necessarily don't prefer history books but she did a good job writing Destiny of
