President garfield biography 2011 silverado

Book by Candice Millard

Destiny of the Republic: A Tale of Madness, Medicine and the Murder of a President is a 2011 book by Candice Millard covering the life and assassination ofJames A.

Garfield, the 20th President of the United States.^[1][2] Published by Doubleday (an imprint of Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, owned by Random House^[3]) on 20 September 2011, it later went on to win the Edgar Award for Best Fact Crime in 2012.^[4]

In 2024 Netflix announced plans to adapt the book into a miniseries starring Michael Shannon as Garfield and Matthew Macfadyen as his assassin, Charles J.

Guiteau.^[5][6]

Critical reception

Millard's book received positive reviews upon publishing by organizations such as The New York Times,^[7]The Washington Times,^[8] and The Seattle Times.^[9]

Del Quentin Wilber of The Washington Post said of the book, "Millard has crafted