Excerpt from From Log-Cabin to White House: The Story of President Garfield's Life Eighteen years ago the author prepared a book for youth and young men upon the life of Abraham Lincoln, entitled the pioneer boy, and how HE became president. The favorable reception of that volume carried it through thirty-six editions. More than a year ago, after the nomination of Gen eral Garfield, the publisher of this volume suggested that a similar work at the present time, upon his life, would furnish one of the noblest examples Of suc cess for the young men of our land to imitate. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

This biography of James A. Garfield, the 20th President of the United States, traces his humble origins in an Ohio log cabin to his rise to prominence as a lawyer, soldier, and statesman. The author presents a detailed account of Garfield's personal and political life, including his assassination just four months into his presidency. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.