James Garfield didn't want to be president, but the 1880 Republican Convention nominated him against his will. And do you know what thanks he got for it? Assassinated within six months. But Garfield has a lot to teach us in his fascinating rags-to-riches life and the fierce political battles he waged during his short term in office for, in just a few months, he accomplished what his predecessor could not - the defeat of Lord Roscoe's corrupt New York political machine Follow along as Garfiel...

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20.) James A. Garfield 1881-1881

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History Abridged Episodes Around September 1, 2021

16.) Abraham Lincoln 1861-1865

16.A.) Lincoln's balancing act, emancipation and reconstruction, an interview with Louis Masur

16.B.) The history of the abolitionist movement and Lincoln's place in it; an interview with Kate Masur

16.C.) Lincoln and the partisan press; an interview with Harold Holzer

16.D.) Lincoln the lawyer; an interview with Brian Dirck

16.E.) Lincoln, the Union Army, and the election of 1864; an interview with Jon White

B.) Jefferson Davis, The Confederate President

17.) Andrew Johnson 1865-1869

17.A.) The impeachment of Andrew Johnson, an interview with David O. Stewart

18.) Ulysses S. Grant 1869-1877

18.A.) The moments that shaped Ulysses S. Grant, an interview with Nick Sacco

18.B.) The evolving myth and reputation of Ulysses S. Grant, an interview with Joan Waugh

18.C.) Grant, Lincoln, and Reconstruction, an interview with Ron White

19.) Rutherford B Hayes 1877-1881

19.A.) Hayes' evolving views on slavery, an interview with Dustin McLochlin

20.) James A. Garfield 1881-1881

20.A.) Garfield and the Gilded Age, an interview with Todd Arrington

44.A) The Black President, an interview on Barack Obama with Claude A. Clegg

21.) Chester A. Arthur 1881-1885

21.A.) The Life and Times of Chester A. Arthur, an interview with Scott Greenberger

22.) Grover Cleveland part I 1885-1889

22.A.) Mugwumps, scandals, and the stunning campaign of 1884, an interview with Ted Kohn

23.) Benjamin Harrison 1889-1893

23.A.) How Benjamin Harrison won his way to defeat, an interview with Charles Calhoun

23.B.) What is legacy, anyway? An interview on Benjamin Harrison with Charles Hyde

24.) Grover Cleveland part II 1893-1897

24.A.) Grover Cleveland's reelection revenge, an interview with Mark Summers

24.B.) The lies and secrets of Grover Cleveland, an interview with Matthew Algeo

25.) William McKinley 1897-1901

25.A.) How William McKinley revolutionized politics, an interview with Christopher McKnight Nichols

25.B.) William McKinley's American Empire, an interview with Robert Merry

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