This was a book recommended to me by my brother. I should talk to him more often about what he’s reading! This book is so well written. It is about James Garfield, our 20th President, and you’ll feel as if you are right in the middle of this fascinating, and ultimately sad, story. It will also make you ask the question — what would our nation have become with Garfield at the helm? I can honestly say I didn’t really know much about him other than the fact that he had been assassinated. This book is chock full of information about this extremely smart, talented, accomplished Civil War hero. The description of how he suffered at the hands of his physicians is truly criminal — if only they had been aware that using sterile technique along with simple hand washing could have helped him live! He didn’t have to die. A book absolutely worth reading!