James Garfield's Assassination
Did Garfield’s greatness invite his end?
4.4 (28)
27 mins
Explore President Garfield's rise from farmer’s son to brilliant president. Discover how a delusional drifter believed murdering Garfield would earn him glory. Learn about a nation’s fear, Garfield’s long suffering and his tragic death.
Ep 1:
Who Was President James A. Garfield?
Ep 2:
Why Did Guiteau Think He Deserved Credit For Garfield’s Victory?
Ep 3:
How Did Guiteau Harass Senators and the Secretary For a Government Job?
Ep 4:
How Did Guiteau Carry Out Garfiled's Assassination?
Ep 5:
How Did the Nation React to the Possibility of Garfield’s Death?
Ep 6:
Did Guiteau Believe that Arthur, the Vice President, Would Protect and Pardon Him?
Ep 7:
How Did Garfield Slowly Die From Blood Poisoning Caused by the Bullet Wound?
Ep 8:
Why Couldn't the Doctors Find the Bullet in Garfield's Body?
Ep 9:
Who Was Charles Guiteau, Garfield's Assassin?
Discussions (11)
Emma
Level 3 · 9 mo agoBliss was the real killer
Miles
Level 8 · 8 mo agoGuiteau is a classic bourgeois aspirant loser. The real joke is Garfield dying from the material backwardness of doctors who refused to believe in germs.
Lauren
Level 2 · 8 mo agoThat sermon sounds wild!
