The Assassination of President James Garfield: A Conversation with C.W. Goodyear

We tend to think of the assassinations of American Presidents as being quick and sudden affairs — such as when killers pulled the trigger on their weapons and took the lives of men like Abraham Lincoln and John F. Kennedy. But the death of President James Garfield was very different. We talked with Garfield biographer CW Goodyear about the horrible lingering death of this President — and also how it helped spur inventions like air conditioning and the metal detector.You can buy C.W. Goodyear's book — PRESIDENT JAMES GARFIELD — at Amazon.<a target="_blank" href="https://www.amazon.com/President-Garfield-Radical-CW-Goodyear/dp/1982146915?&_encoding=UTF8&tag=murdersheet-20&linkCode=ur2&linkId=fa581cea29d4dfe62a11fca9bc088039&camp=1789&creative=9325">Garfield</a>The Murder Sheet participates in the Amazon Associate program and earns money from qualifying purchases. Send tips to [email protected] Murder Sheet is a production of Mystery Sheet LLC.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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