23.Jan.2012 |
Posted by Gary Mason
Filed in: Non Fiction
“In 1880 a truly remarkable man was elected president only to be shot by a madman. But that is where the drama began.”
The dirty politics at that time makes politics today seem polite by comparison. Key to the account is a man with a sense of divine mission. The treacherous vice president had his own mission: to emasculate the president politically. The man who shot the president admitted he shot the president, but denied that he killed him. And he was correct in a very real sense. I drew my own conclusion based on very important facts in "Destiny", but which are another part of our history and world history.
A big question at the time was whether the VP would initiate a corrupt presidency.
Millard has written a compelling narrative that brings this important, but relatively unknown episode, in American history to life. Highly recommended for those who are interested in our history.
Millard has provided an excellent epilogue, 44 pages of notes documenting the facts, and a detailed bibliography at the end of the book.
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american history and politics,
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