Real Reads Book Club

About this event

Board Room. Join us Thursday, October 29th from 6:00-7:00 p.m. in the Board Room to discuss Destiny of the Republic: A Tale of Madness, Medicine and the Murder of a President by Candice Millard! From the Publisher: NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER The extraordinary account of James Garfield’s rise from poverty to the American presidency, and the dramatic history of his assassination and legacy. James Abram Garfield was one of the most extraordinary men ever elected president. Born into abject poverty, he rose to become a wunderkind scholar, a Civil War hero, a renowned congressman, and a reluctant presidential candidate who took on the nation’s corrupt political establishment. But four months after Garfield’s inauguration in 1881, he was shot in the back by a deranged office-seeker named Charles Guiteau. Garfield survived the attack, but became the object of bitter, behind-the-scenes struggles for power—over his administration, over the nation’s future, and, hauntingly, over his medical care. Meticulously researched, epic in scope, and pulsating with an intimate human focus and high-velocity narrative drive, The Destiny of the Republic brings alive a forgotten chapter of U.S. history. This event is open to adults 18 only. Registration is required. Scan the QR Code or call to register. Copies of the book, including large print, will be available at the Circulation Desk, and ebooks and audiobooks are available with Hoopla and Libby. Questions? Contact Nicole at (845) 341-5461, ext. 109, or at npelton@rcls.org

Description from thrall.libcal.com