Chapter 2 tells of Garfield’s childhood, education, and early career as an educator, politician, and Civil War hero. Bell had invented the telephone, and Lister had devised a method of sterilization to prevent infection during surgery.
Garfield and his family attended as visitors, while Bell and Lister presented their innovations and ideas. The first chapter is about the 1876 Centennial Exhibition in Philadelphia, introducing Garfield, Alexander Graham Bell, and Joseph Lister–three men whose lives would intersect years later. The first section, entitled “Promise,” provides the necessary background of all the individuals who play a role in the story.
Destiny of the Republic, a nonfiction book written by Candice Millard in 2011, tells the story of President James Garfield’s death in 1881 after being shot by Charles Guiteau.
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