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Pros
The book was well researched and beautifully written. The details of the story are all there and so vivid. I highly recommend the audiobook; the narrator is an actor with a soothing voice.
Candice millard's biography of james garfield is a must-read for anyone interested in the history of medicine. The book is written in the style of a biography of garfield. Millard is the author of the book, "back to garfield," published by simon & sch... Read More
Whether you are a history buff or not, this is a fantastic view into an incredible period of our history. It is tragic that he did not have the time as president to make as many improvements to our nation as he surely intended. The limitations of 19th... Read More
For 13 bucks it’s a no brainer to buy. Kudos to mrs. Kudo for bringing them to life.
Cons
Millard implies that wild bill hickock was the only lawman in the west. My first problem w/kindle in over 2 mos. I'll see if someone who writes well will come along and do a better job.
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I have learned much and realize the effort and mistakes the arrogance and perseverance of the time has helped to shape our worl... Read More
A very easy read with lots of information about all the significant characters at that time without over loading the reader wit... Read More
Clearly repeated use of dirty fingers and crude instrument trying to locate the pellet was nothing but agony and reinfection bu... Read More
Given that booze did have the property of containing fewer bacteria than such water as would have been available via the shabby... Read More
Price
A great deal is made about exact the placement of the bullet inside the man
I learned a great deal reading this book and respect the authors time spent on research
For 13 bucks it’s a no brainer to buy
Competitiveness
This is a very similar book to the devil in the white city
Such a different time there was less collaboration and more competition among physicians
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I have read several accounts of president garfields death
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Some are a little academic and some do not have enough personnel detail
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You dont need to be a history buff to enjoy it
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While reading the book i noticed that there were a lot of quotes from all the players and a lot of documents mostly newspaper and journal articles referenced but no footnotes
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For a history book that seemed really odd to me and i was prepared to give the book three stars for that alone just because thats not very good scholarship
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But the notes are at the end of the book along with numbers
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It seems that whomever put the kindle version together and uploaded it to amazon stripped out the footnotes within the text
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Thats something that should be fixed in the next edition if there is one
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