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Author:   Benjamin T. Arrington
Publisher:   University Press of Kansas
Imprint:   University Press of Kansas
Weight:   0.272kg
ISBN:  

9780700636037

ISBN 10:   070063603
Pages:   232
Publication Date:   15 July 2023
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Editors’ Foreword Acknowledgments Introduction 1. “Half Way between God and the Devil”: The Election of 1876 and Its Aftermath 2. “Let Us Not Shrink Now”: The Rise of James A. Garfield 3. “Antagonisms and Controversies”: The 1880 Republican National Convention—Part 2 4. “If Any Outsider Is Taken, I Hope It Will Be Garfield”: The 1880 Republican National Convention—Part 2 5. “The Most Infamous Man in America”: Winfield Scott Hancock and the 1880 Democratic National Convention 6. “Indefatigable Agitators”: Third-Party Candidates in the 1880 Election 7. “Those Great Questions of National Well-Being”: The 1880 Presidential Campaign 8. “The Personal Aspects of the Presidency Are Far from Pleasant”: James A. Garfield as President Conclusion Notes Bibliographic Essay Index

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"At last a stylish, succinct, and up-to-date biography of James Garfield and a coherent argument about what Garfield’s election might have meant for the Republican Party and the United States had he lived. As Arrington argues, Garfield was a bold and strategic defender of the principles that the Republican Party had been founded upon, particularly its vision of equality. Garfield’s death shortly after his inauguration was a lost opportunity and a turning point in the history of Reconstruction. With a careful eye to detail and a deep knowledge of the political system, Arrington tells this tragic story clearly and well."" - Gregory P. Downs, author of The Second American Revolution: The Civil War-Era Struggle over Cuba and the Rebirth of the American Republic""Making masterful use not only of a vast array of primary sources but also of his own voluminous knowledge, Benjamin Arrington has written a clear-eyed, fast-paced, important new book about one of the most fraught and fascinating presidential elections in our nation’s history."" - Candice Millard, author of Destiny of the Republic: A Tale of Madness, Medicine and the Murder of a President"

Author Information

Benjamin T. Arrington is site manager, James A. Garfield National Historic Site, Mentor, Ohio. He is the author of The Medal of Honor at Gettysburg as well as essays on the Civil War and Reconstruction.

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