The Road to Respectability: James A. Garfield and His World, 1844-1852Young James A. Garfield's attempts to escape the poverty and alienation of his background form the framework of this account of his early life. The society of Ohio's Western Reserve at the start of industrialization is vividly recreated. A Western Reserve Historical Society Publication. Illustrated. |
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