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Ambushed! : the assassination plot against President Garfield /

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Jarrow, Gail. Medical fiascoes series ; Publisher: New York : Calkins Creek, an imprint of Boyds Mills & Kane, [2021]Copyright date: �2021Edition: First editionDescription: 235 pages : illustrations ; 27 cmISBN:
  • 9781684378142
  • 1684378141
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 973.84092 23
  • 973.84 23/eng/20211013
Contents:
Washington, 1881 -- Log cabin boy -- A dark horse -- The loner -- The vow -- Stalkiing -- Rendezvous with history -- In shock -- Uncertainty -- "The nation's patient" -- The channel of pus -- Elberon -- Return home -- The missing bullet -- The trial -- The rest of the story.
Summary: "James Abram Garfield, the 20th President of the United States, was assassinated when he was shot by Charles Guiteau in July 1881, less than four months after he was elected president. But Garfield didn't actually die until 80 days later. In this page-turner, award-winning author Gail Jarrow delves into the fascinating story of the relationship between Garfield and Guiteau, and relates the gruesome details of Garfield's slow and agonizing death. She reveals medical mistakes made in the aftermath of Garfield's assassination, including the faulty diagnoses and outdated treatments that led to the president's demise. This gripping blend of science, history, and mystery -- the latest title in the Medical Fiascoes series -- is nonfiction for kids at its best: exciting and relevant and packed with plenty of villains and horrifying facts."--Provided by publisher.
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Status Date due Barcode
YA YA Chamberlin Free Public Library Young Adult YA 973.48 JAR (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 34480000591192

Includes bibliographical references (pages 222-227) and index.

Washington, 1881 -- Log cabin boy -- A dark horse -- The loner -- The vow -- Stalkiing -- Rendezvous with history -- In shock -- Uncertainty -- "The nation's patient" -- The channel of pus -- Elberon -- Return home -- The missing bullet -- The trial -- The rest of the story.

"James Abram Garfield, the 20th President of the United States, was assassinated when he was shot by Charles Guiteau in July 1881, less than four months after he was elected president. But Garfield didn't actually die until 80 days later. In this page-turner, award-winning author Gail Jarrow delves into the fascinating story of the relationship between Garfield and Guiteau, and relates the gruesome details of Garfield's slow and agonizing death. She reveals medical mistakes made in the aftermath of Garfield's assassination, including the faulty diagnoses and outdated treatments that led to the president's demise. This gripping blend of science, history, and mystery -- the latest title in the Medical Fiascoes series -- is nonfiction for kids at its best: exciting and relevant and packed with plenty of villains and horrifying facts."--Provided by publisher.

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