The Life of James A. Garfield (1881) By William Ralston Balch
 
The author was the Managing Editor of The American.
 
James Abram Garfield (November 19, 1831 - September 19, 1881) was the 20th president of the United States, serving from March 4, 1881, until his death by assassination six and a half months later. Garfield had served nine terms in the House of Representatives and had been elected to the Senate before his candidacy for the White House. He was the first sitting member of Congress to be elected to the presidency and remains the only sitting House member to gain the White House. Throughout Garfield's congressional service after the Civil War, he supported the gold standard and was a skilled orator. Garfield favored a moderate approach for civil rights enforcement for freedmen. Garfield's accomplishments as president included a resurgence of presidential authority against senatorial courtesy in executive appointments, energizing American naval power, and purging corruption in the Post Office, all during his extremely short time in office.
 
Book is inscribed dated in 1882
 
Hard Cover
760 pages 
In Good condition