“For the first time in their memory, certainly since the earliest beginnings of the Civil War, Americans facing the shared tragedy of Garfield’s ordeal felt a deep and surprising connection to one another. Divided by vast stretches of dangerous wilderness… — Candice Millard Copy Share Image
“Garfield's shooting had also revealed to the American people how vulnerable they were. In the little more than a century since its inception, the… — Candice Millard Copy Share Image
“I so much despise a man who blows his own horn, that I go to the other extreme.” — Candice Millard Copy Share Image
“I must say that I thought there was some derangement of his mental organization.” — Candice Millard Copy Share Image
“One of Roosevelt's most entrenched beliefs, as a cowboy, a hunter, a soldier, and an explorer, was that the health of one man should… — Candice Millard Copy Share Image
“Of course I deprecate war,” he wrote, “but if it is brought to my door the bringer will find me at home.” — Candice Millard Copy Share Image
If uncovering the truth is the greatest challenge of nonfiction writing, it is also the greatest reward. — Candice Millard Copy Share Image
More often than not, real life is so rich, complex and unpredictable that it would seem completely implausible in the pages of a novel. — Candice Millard Copy Share Image
“The author points out strikingly different reactions to calamity. While many passengers of a devastating shipwreck were thankful to be alive, future presidential assassin… — Candice Millard Copy Share Image
With the Lincoln assassination, the South didn't feel it could mourn along with the North. But Garfield was beloved by all the American people.… — Candice Millard Copy Share Image
“The ordinary traveler, who never goes off the beaten route and who on this beaten route is carried by others, without himself doing anything… — Candice Millard Copy Share Image
As I have encountered difficult moments in my own life, I have been privileged to learn from the great men I have come to… — Candice Millard Copy Share Image
