Destiny of the Republic
| Author | Candice Millard |
|---|---|
| Published | 2011 |
| Publisher | Doubleday |
| Pages | 339 |
| Awards | Edgar Award for Best Fact Crime (2012) |
| ISBN | 978-0-385-52626-5 |
| Website | Destiny of the Republic |
Destiny of the Republic: A Tale of Madness, Medicine and the Murder of a President is a 2011 nonfiction book by Candice Millard covering the life and assassination of James A. Garfield, the 20th President of the United States, as well as his assassin, Charles J. Guiteau. Published by Doubleday (an imprint of Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, owned by Random House) on 20 September 2011, it won the Edgar Award for Best Fact Crime in 2012.