'' Destiny of the Republic : A Tale of Madness , Medicine and the Murder of a President '' is a 2011 book by Candice Millard covering the life and assassination of James A. Garfield , the 20th President of the United States . Published by Doubleday ( an imprint of Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group , owned by Random House ) on 20 September 2011 , it later went on to win the Edgar Award for Best Fact Crime in 2012
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Assassination of James A. Garfield
Destiny of the Republic