Life and Work of James A. Garfield

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Author

John Clark Ridpath

Title

The Life and Work of James A. Garfield, Twentieth President of the United States

Credits

Produced by Richard Tonsing and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)

Language

English

Subject

Garfield, James A. (James Abram), 1831-1881

Category

Text

Project Gutenberg

eBook-No. 59075

Release Date

March 17, 2019

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.Untitled
2. 2.THE Life and Work OF JAMES A. GARFIELD, TWENTIETH PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES: EMBRACING AN ACCOUNT OF THE SCENES AND INCIDENTS OF HIS BOYHOOD; THE STRUGGLES OF HIS YOUTH; THE MIGHT OF HIS EARLY MANHOOD; HIS VALOR AS A SOLDIER; HIS CAREER AS A STATESMAN; HIS ELECTION TO THE PRESIDENCY; AND THE TRAGIC STORY OF HIS DEATH.
3. 3.PREFACE.
4. 4.CONTENTS.
5. 5.DEATHLESS.
6. 6.CHAPTER I. BIRTH AND ANCESTRY.
7. 7.CHAPTER II. THE STRUGGLE OF BOYHOOD.
8. 8.CHAPTER III. THE MORNING OF POWER.
9. 9.CHAPTER IV. A SOLDIER OF THE UNION.
10. 10.CHAPTER V. HERO AND GENERAL.
11. 11.CHAPTER VI. IN THE ASCENDANT.
12. 12.CHAPTER VII. LEADER AND STATESMAN. — BLACK FRIDAY. — THE RAILWAY PROBLEM.
13. 13.CHAPTER VIII. THE NOONTIDE. — THE CREDIT MOBILIER. — THE COMMITTEE OF INVESTIGATION. — THEIR REPORT — THE INCREASE OF OFFICIAL SALARIES, — THE SO-CALLED DE GOLLYER PAVEMENT.
14. 14.CHAPTER IX. GREAT QUESTIONS AND GREAT ANSWERS. — THIS IS A NATION. — THE FORCE BILL. — EQUIPOISE OF OUR GOVERNMENT. — “‘A BILL TO PROVIDE FOR A GRADUAL RETURN TO SPECIE PAYMENTS. — ENGLISH PRECEDENT. — CURRENCY AND THE BANKS. — THE REPEAL OF THE RESUMPTION ACT. — THE TARIFF. — PUBLIC EXPENDITURES — HOW SHALL EXPENDITURES BE GAUGED? — TEST OF POPULATION. — TEST OF TERRITORIAL SETTLEMENT AND EXPANSION. — EXPENDITURES OF ENGLAND. — EFFECTS OF WAR ON EXPENDITURES. — WAR EXPENDITURES OF THE UNITED STATES. — DURATION OF WAR EXPENDITURES. — WHEN SHALL WE REACH OUR NEW LEVEL OF EXPENDITURES? — THE FUTURE OF THE REPUBLIC. — ON THE RELATION OF THE GOVERNMENT TO SCIENCE. — REVOLUTION IN CONGRESS. — THE VOLUNTARY POWERS OF THE GOVERNMENT. — FREE CONSENT THE BASIS OF OUR LAWS.
15. 15.CHAPTER X. THE CLIMAX OF 1880.
16. 16.CHAPTER XI. CANDIDATE FOR THE PRESIDENCY.
17. 17.CHAPTER XII. IN THE HIGH SEAT. — CONGRESS AND THE EXECUTIVE.
18. 18.CHAPTER XIII. SHOT DOWN.
19. 19.CHAPTER XIV. GAZING ON THE SEA.
20. 20.CHAPTER XV. THE SOLEMN PAGEANT.
21. 21.TRANSCRIBER’S NOTES

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