A Biography of James A. Garfield Late President of the United States (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from A Biography of James A. Garfield Late President of the United States<br><br>The Cottage in the Wilderness - Death of President Garfield''s father. - His widow and children - The widow''s Resolu tion concerning her family.-her independence of Spirit. Heroic work and Suffering - Her helpful Son Thomas. Schoolhouse on their land - James Garfield in School. His restless Spirit. - His growth of mind and body. Indebtedness to his brother Thomas. - Unselfish labors of Thomas - James a carpenter. - Extent of his Education Reading and home instructions - The Disciples of Christ. - Their tenets - The Garfields become Disci ples. - Mrs. Garfield''s cheerfulness and energy. - The Constitution and Guerriere - James at ?f teen. At a.<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases an imperfection in the original such as a blemish or missing page may be replicated in our edition. We do however repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.