THE LIFE AND PUBLIC SERVICES OF JAMES A. GARFIELD, TWENTIETH PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES
By: EMMA ELIZABETH BROWN
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The "Great Heart of the People."--Bereaved of their Chief.--Universal Mourning.--Wondering Query of Foreign Nations.--Humble Birth in Log Cabin.--The Frontier Settlements in Ohio.--Untimely Death of Father.--Struggles of the Family.
"The great heart of the people will not let the old soldier die!"
So murmured the brave, patient sufferer in his sleep that terrible July night, when the whole nation, stricken down with grief and consternation at the assassin's deed, watched, waited, prayed--as one man--for the life of their beloved President.
"The great heart of the people will not let the old soldier die!"
So murmured the brave, patient sufferer in his sleep that terrible July night, when the whole nation, stricken down with grief and consternation at the assassin's deed, watched, waited, prayed--as one man--for the life of their beloved President.
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