Recounts The Assassination And Excruciating Final Months Of President James Garfield's Life. A Brilliant Scholar, Courageous General, And Fervent Abolitionist, Garfield Never Wanted The Job Of President. But Once In Office, He Worked Tirelessly To Reunite A Nation Still Divided 15 Years After The Civil War. As He Lay Dying, The North And South Came Together To Pray For His Recovery.