The Trial of the Assassin Guiteau

The Trial of the Assassin Guiteau
Title The Trial of the Assassin Guiteau PDF eBook
Author Charles E. Rosenberg
Publisher University of Chicago Press
Pages 319
Release 1968
Genre History
ISBN 0226727173

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In this brilliant study, Charles Rosenberg uses the celebrated trial of Charles Guiteau, who assassinated President Garfield in 1881, to explore insanity and criminal responsibility in the Gilded Age. Rosenberg masterfully reconstructs the courtroom battle waged by twenty-four expert witnesses who represented the two major schools of psychiatric thought of the generation immediately preceding Freud. Although the role of genetics in behavior was widely accepted, these psychiatrists fiercely debated whether heredity had predisposed Guiteau to assassinate Garfield. Rosenberg's account allows us to consider one of the opening rounds in the controversy over the criminal responsibility of the insane, a debate that still rages today.

The Trial of the Assassin Guiteau

The Trial of the Assassin Guiteau
Title The Trial of the Assassin Guiteau PDF eBook
Author Charles E. Rosenberg
Publisher Midway Reprint
Pages 289
Release 1989-03
Genre Insanity
ISBN 9780226727189

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In this brilliant study, Charles Rosenberg uses the celebrated trial of Charles Guiteau, who assassinated President Garfield in 1881, to explore insanity and criminal responsibility in the Gilded Age. Rosenberg masterfully reconstructs the courtroom battle waged by twenty-four expert witnesses who represented the two major schools of psychiatric thought of the generation immediately preceding Freud. Although the idea that genetics could play a role in behavior was just beginning to take hold in their day, these psychiatrists fiercely debated whether heredity had predisposed Guiteau to assassinate Garfield. Rosenberg's account allows us to consider one of the classic moments in the controversy over the criminal responsibility of the insane, a debate that still rages today.

Ambushed!

Ambushed!
Title Ambushed! PDF eBook
Author Gail Jarrow
Publisher Astra Publishing House
Pages 242
Release 2021-10-12
Genre Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN 1684378141

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Winner of the 2022 YALSA Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults Award This thrilling title for young readers blends science, history, and medical mysteries to tell the story of the assassination and ultimately horrible death of President James Garfield. James Abram Garfield, the 20th President of the United States, was assassinated when he was shot by Charles Guiteau in July 1881, less than four months after he was elected president. But Garfield didn't actually die until 80 days later. In this page-turner, award-winning author Gail Jarrow delves into the fascinating story of the relationship between Garfield and Guiteau, and relates the gruesome details of Garfield's slow and agonizing death. She reveals medical mistakes made in the aftermath of Garfield's assassination, including the faulty diagnoses and outdated treatments that led to the president's demise. This gripping blend of science, history, and mystery—the latest title in the Medical Fiascoes series—is nonfiction for kids at its best: exciting and relevant and packed with plenty of villains and horrifying facts.

The Trial of the Assassin Guiteau

The Trial of the Assassin Guiteau
Title The Trial of the Assassin Guiteau PDF eBook
Author Charles E. Rosenberg
Publisher
Pages 21
Release 1968
Genre Insanity (Law)
ISBN

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The Assassination of James A. Garfield

The Assassination of James A. Garfield
Title The Assassination of James A. Garfield PDF eBook
Author Robert Kingsbury
Publisher The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
Pages 68
Release 2001-12-15
Genre History
ISBN 9780823935406

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Examines one of America's lesser-known presidents, his assassination, and the life of Charles Guiteau, who killed him.

The Truth: a Companion to the Bible

The Truth: a Companion to the Bible
Title The Truth: a Companion to the Bible PDF eBook
Author Charles Julius Guiteau
Publisher
Pages 140
Release 1879
Genre Apologetics
ISBN

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Assassination Vacation

Assassination Vacation
Title Assassination Vacation PDF eBook
Author Sarah Vowell
Publisher Simon and Schuster
Pages 273
Release 2005-04-04
Genre Biography & Autobiography
ISBN 0743282531

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New York Times bestselling author of The Wordy Shipmates and contributor to NPR’s This American Life Sarah Vowell embarks on a road trip to sites of political violence, from Washington DC to Alaska, to better understand our nation’s ever-evolving political system and history. Sarah Vowell exposes the glorious conundrums of American history and culture with wit, probity, and an irreverent sense of humor. With Assassination Vacation, she takes us on a road trip like no other—a journey to the pit stops of American political murder and through the myriad ways they have been used for fun and profit, for political and cultural advantage. From Buffalo to Alaska, Washington to the Dry Tortugas, Vowell visits locations immortalized and influenced by the spilling of politically important blood, reporting as she goes with her trademark blend of wisecracking humor, remarkable honesty, and thought-provoking criticism. We learn about the jinx that was Robert Todd Lincoln (present at the assassinations of Presidents Lincoln, Garfield, and McKinley) and witness the politicking that went into the making of the Lincoln Memorial. The resulting narrative is much more than an entertaining and informative travelogue—it is the disturbing and fascinating story of how American death has been manipulated by popular culture, including literature, architecture, sculpture, and—the author’s favorite—historical tourism. Though the themes of loss and violence are explored and we make detours to see how the Republican Party became the Republican Party, there are all kinds of lighter diversions along the way into the lives of the three presidents and their assassins, including mummies, show tunes, mean-spirited totem poles, and a nineteenth-century biblical sex cult.