I’m reading Candice Millard’s excellent Destiny of the Republic: A Tale of Madness, Medicine and the Murder of a President.
Millard tells the story of the assassination of the 20th president, James A. Garfield. Garfield, a good man and potentially a good president, was shot by the lunatic Charles Guiteau, but killed by the medical profession.
Highly recommended.
Other recommended recent reads:
Stephen King’s 11/22/63: A Novel.
Robert K. Massie’s Catherine the Great: Portrait of a Woman.
Erik Larson’s Thunderstruck.
