A Presidency Cut Short: The Death of James Garfield
Posted by: Amber Paranick
On July 2,1881 President James Garfield was preparing to board a train in Washington, DC, when he was shot and seriously wounded. Two parallel stories emerged in the press--the President’s fight for life, and the bizarre story of his would-be assassin, Charles J. Guiteau.
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