Destiny of the Republic

Destiny of the Republic: A Tale of Madness, Medicine and the Murder of a President is a 2011 book by Candice Millard covering the life and assassination of James A. Garfield, the 20th President of the United States. Published by Doubleday (an imprint of Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, owned by Random House ) on 20 September 2011, it later went on to win the Edgar Award for Best Fact Crime in 2012. in 2024 Netflix announced plans to adapt the book into a miniseries that stars Michael Shannon as Garfield and Matthew Macfadyen as Guiteau.

Critical reception
Millard's book received positive reviews upon publishing by organizations such as The New York Times, The Washington Times, and The Seattle Times.

Del Quentin Wilber of The Washington Post said of the book, "Millard has crafted a fresh narrative that plumbs some of the most dramatic days in U.S. presidential history."

Awards
The book went on to win the following awards:


 * Edgar Award for Best Fact Crime (2012)
 * Andrew Carnegie Medal Nominee for Nonfiction (2012)
 * PEN Center USA award for Research Nonfiction
 * One Book – One Lincoln Award