James A. Garfield

Last year I read The Destiny of the Republic and loved it.   As I mentioned back when I reviewed it, it made me want to visit his home in Mentor, Ohio.  Well, finally I did!  Below are some pictures from the trip that I made with mom and Lobster!  It was so worth it!  The tour was excellent. At the gift shop I picked up the book The Fatal Bullet:   the assassination of James A. Garfield.  It was a really, really well done graphic non-fiction and now I want to read the whole series that Rick Geary has done.

Ignorance is Bliss

The Destiny of the Republic is one of those books that everyone told me to read.  Sometimes when a lot of people tell you to read a book, you are in for a huge disappointment- Gone Girl.  And then sometimes, as in this case, the story of the life and death of President Garfield, you are in for a HUGE treat.
I gotta say, I couldn't believe that a book about President Garfield would be all that awesome, but it was.  I didn't know anything about Garfield, except that he wasn't president for very long, as he was assassinated.  But this dude, from Mentor, Ohio, was a seriously cool dude.  Not a saint, but darn well close.  
I listened to the audiobook, which was exceptionally well read by, Paul Michael, was super cool.  It reminded me of The Devil in the White City, as it was one of those non-fiction books that reads like fiction and kept me listening and listening.  I definitely want to visit Garfield's home, if I head west again.  If you have been thinking about getting a hold of this book, don't put it off any more.  It is well worth it!!!! Oh yeah! My title for this post won't make much sense until you read the book!