A New York Times Bestseller -- A scholar, a war hero, and renowned reformist, James A. Garfield was one of the most extraordinary men ever elected president. Then, after four months in office, he was shot in the back by a deranged office seeker. The shot didn't kill him, and the ensuing drama is a powerful story of a nation in turmoil as the wounded president became the object of a behind-the-scenes struggle for power -- over his administration, the nation's future, and his medical care.