Canal drivers were considered a pretty rough crowd. If his mother had not been an educated woman herself, would this still have been possible just based on values and interest?ĥ. At the opening of Destiny of the Republic, Millard claims that Garfield, born into “desperate poverty” overcame the odds with a passionate love of learning. What was better about living in that time than now? What was worse? Would you swap?Ĥ. Someone asks you what was so interesting about President Garfield. You are at a party and mention you read this book. When you first saw the cover and learned the subject, what expectations did you have for your reading experience?Ģ. If reproducing, please credit with the following statement: 2015 Mount Prospect Public Library. The Library is happy to share these original questions for your use. These book discussion questions are highly detailed and will ruin plot points if you have not read the book. The drama of what happened subsequently is a powerful story of a nation in turmoil. But four months after his inauguration, a deranged office seeker tracked Garfield down and shot him in the back. Nominated for president against his will, he engaged in a fierce battle with the corrupt political establishment. Born into abject poverty, he rose to become a wunderkind scholar, a Civil War hero, and a renowned and admired reformist congressman. Garfield was one of the most extraordinary men ever elected president.
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