President Garfield's Killer and the America He Left Behind: The Assassin, the Crime, the Hapless Doctors, and a President's Slow, Grim Death

by Joe Tougas

President James Garfield was walking through a train station when a gunman shot him in the back. A mad scene erupted as Garfield bled on the floor and a crowd surrounded the shooter. Who was this strange man and why had he shot the new president? The answers to those questions became clear as Garfield lay wounded, fighting for life while misguided doctors did more harm than good. In a drama that stretched for weeks, the United States saw a second...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0756557194
• ISBN13: 9780756557195
• Release Date: December 2018
• Publisher: Compass Point Books
• Length: 64 Pages
• Weight: 0.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 5.4" x 7.2"
• Age Range: 9 to 15 years
• Grade Range: Grades 4 to 10