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Story of Garfield, The by William Gunion Rutherford (1853 - 1907)Author: LibriVox
A short biography of the 20th U.S. President. Garfield was raised in humble circumstances on an Ohio farm by his widowed mother and elder brother. Before he was elected president in the Republican party he was first elected to Congress in 1862 as Representative of the 19th District of Ohio. Then to the Senate in 1880. His presidency lasted just 200 daysfrom March 4, 1881, until his death on September 19, 1881, as a result of being shot by assassin Charles J. Guiteau on July 2, 1881. (Summary by Wikipedia and wtomcho) Language: en Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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