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| Author | Candice Millard |
|---|---|
| Published | 2011 |
| Publisher | Doubleday |
| Pages | 339 |
| Awards | Edgar Award for Best Fact Crime (2012) |
| ISBN | 978-0-385-52626-5 |
| Website | Destiny of the Republic |
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.
In 2024 Netflix announced plans to adapt the book into a miniseries starring Michael Shannon as Garfield and Matthew Macfadyen as his assassin, Charles J. Guiteau.
Critical reception
Millard's book received positive reviews upon publishing by organizations such as The New York Times, The Washington Times, and The Seattle Times.
Del Quentin Wilber of The Washington Post said of the book, "Millard has crafted a fresh narrative that plumbs some of the most dramatic days in U.S. presidential history."
Awards
The book went on to win the following awards:
- Edgar Award for Best Fact Crime (2012)
- Andrew Carnegie Medal Nominee for Nonfiction (2012)
- PEN Center USA award for Research Nonfiction
- One Book – One Lincoln Award
References
- "Candice Millard | Destiny of the Republic". www.candicemillard.com. Retrieved 2 March 2017.
- Bordewich, Fergus M. (27 September 2011). "Presidential Malpractice". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2 March 2017.
- Destiny of the Republic by Candice Millard | PenguinRandomHouse.com.
- ^ "Category List – Best Fact Crime | Edgars Database". theedgars.com. Retrieved 2 March 2017.
- Otterson, Joe (1 February 2024). "'Succession' Alum Matthew Macfadyen, Michael Shannon to Star in Netflix Series About President James Garfield's Life & Assassination". Variety.
- "Netflix's Death by Lightning Wraps Production in Hungary, Expands Cast List | Budapest Reporter". 26 October 2024.
- Maslin, Janet (11 September 2011). "'Destiny of the Republic,' on Garfield, by Candice Millard – Review". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2 March 2017.
- Marx, Claude R. (30 September 2011). "Book Review: 'Destiny of the Republic'". The Washington Times. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
- Ramsey, Bruce (21 November 2011). "'Destiny of the Republic': The death of James A. Garfield". The Seattle Times. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
- Quentin Wilber, Del (30 September 2011). ""DESTINY OF THE REPUBLIC: A Tale of Madness, Medicine and the Murder of a President," by Candice Millard". Washington Post. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
- "Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction – Longlist 2012" (PDF). Booklist Online. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
- ^ "Candice Millard Wins 2017 BIO Award". Biographers International Organization. 10 February 2017. Archived from the original on 26 April 2017. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
External links
- Destiny of the Republic - on Goodreads.
- Destiny of the Republic - excerpt from NPR.
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