This is actually the second book I’ve read (listened) to surrounding President James Garfield, and in both cases, I find myself very intrigued about this point in American history. First and foremost, it’s a tragedy that President Garfield didn’t get a chance to be president longer than he did because I think he would have easily been one of our best presidents. But two, like the title infers, Garfield was definitely one of the last Lincoln style of Republicans to hold the highest seat in government and so it’s interesting to think about how things might have gone had he got a chance to serve a couple of terms, which he almost surely would have. Therefore, the 1880 election is an interesting case study in our American political system. That said, if you want to learn more about Garfield the man and the sad events surrounding his assassination, I’d suggest “Destiny of the Republic” by Candice Millard. This book is definitely more of a focused look at the election itself and the main players in the political systems at that time as it’s a very thorough and interesting look at how things went down and then, continued, shortly thereafter. The narrator is very good and the book itself serves a great purpose for the political history junkie.