James A. Garfield rose from humble beginnings to become a well-respected scholar, war hero, and Republican party leader during 18 years in the House of Representatives. In 1880, against his own protests, he was chosen as the dark horse compromise candidate for the Republican presidential nomination. He entered the White House with an ambitious agenda on education, civil rights, foreign policy, and civil service reform--and unflinchingly faced down the country's most powerful political machine boss. His presidency--one of American history's great What Ifs--was cut tragically short by the bullet of a lunatic assassin and the incompetent treatment of his arrogant doctors.
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| Dye’s Electro-Voltaic Belt – Austin American-Statesman (Austin, TX) – August 6, 1881 |
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| Dye’s Electro-Voltaic Belt – Evansville Courier and Press (Evansville, IN) – August 10, 1881 |
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| Dye’s Electro-Voltaic Belt – Hartford Courant (Hartford, CT) – May 7, 1881 |
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| James McCullough did not poison his wife – La Plata Home Press (La Plata, MO) – July 30, 1881 |
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| Pitcher’s Castoria – The Macon Republican (Macon, MO) – August 25, 1881 |
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| Pitcher’s Castoria – Belmont Chronicle (St. Clairsville, OH) – June 16, 1881 |
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| Pitcher’s Castoria – San Luis Obispo Tribune (San Luis Obispo, CA) – September 17, 1881 |
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| Black Hawk Vibrator – The Watertown News (Watertown, WI) – June 29, 1881 |
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| Keg Saloon – The Weekly Yellowstone Journal and Live Stock Reporter (Miles City, MT) – May 28, 1881 |
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| Keg Saloon – The Weekly Yellowstone Journal and Live Stock Reporter (Miles City, MT) – June 11, 1881 |
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| Keg Saloon – The Weekly Yellowstone Journal and Live Stock Reporter (Miles City, MT) – April 2, 1881 |
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| Keg Saloon – The Weekly Yellowstone Journal and Live Stock Reporter (Miles City, MT) – May 7, 1881 |
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| Keg Saloon – The Weekly Yellowstone Journal and Live Stock Reporter (Miles City, MT) – May 7, 1881 |
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| Dr. Bliss’s Cundurango – Spirit of the Age (Woodstock, VT) – October 12, 1871 |
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| Dr. Bliss’s Cundurango – The North Carolinian (Elizabeth City, NC) – November 16, 1871 |
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| Dr. Bliss’s Cundurango – Spirit of the Age (Woodstock, VT) – October 12, 1871 |
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| Theodore Keller disappearance – The Cincinnati Enquirer (Cincinnati, OH) – March 18, 1881 |
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| Theodore Keller abduction – The Cincinnati Enquirer (Cincinnati, OH) – March 19, 1881 |
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| Theodore Keller abduction – The Cincinnati Enquirer (Cincinnati, OH) – March 21, 1881 |
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| Theodore Keller abduction – The Cincinnati Enquirer (Cincinnati, OH) – March 22, 1881 |
