Destiny of the Republic, written by Candice Millard, is a great novel written to not only educate readers but also to entertain them in an unique way. It tells the true story of the 20th president; James Garfield, the amusing medical methods during 19th century, and also some of the most important inventions in U.S. history. This historical fiction book begins with the story of Guiteau “fortunate” event, and the presidential election of 1880. Guiteau somehow survives a devastating collusion between his ship (Stonington) and Narragansett, and ends with the conversational death of James Garfield. Even though Charles Garfield did shoot the 20th president, the bullet was not lethal. The true cause of Garfield’s death was the medical malpractice of pediatricians and Doctor Bliss. However, Millard describes both point of views in the novel. All in all, Destiny of the Republic written by Candice Millard is an extraordinary book that glues together facts in a way that sets it apart from many historical fiction books. …show more content…
Similar in literary techniques, Day of Tears by Julius Lester also used a lot of detail to describe an event/time period in history. However, unlike in Day of Tears, Millard’s historical fiction novel is much more fact based with little to no fiction at all. Instead of made up characters, all the characters in Destiny of the Republic are all real. Additionally, the dialogue is most accurate, because they are actually quotes from a collection of sources Although Destiny of the Republic is essentially a fact book, Millard still manages to use quotes, dialogue, and vivid detail to make history almost like a fictional story. Furthermore, this makes the book more enticing to readers, but still teach them a part of history that is often