Episode · Founders · 2026-10-26
Books mentioned on #438 James Garfield's Extraordinary Rise
What I learned from reading Destiny of the Republic: A Tale of Madness, Medicine and the Murder of a President by Candice Millard Made possible by: Ramp: https://ramp.com AppLovin: https://applovin.
David Senra discussed The destiny of the republic by Candice Millard.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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The destiny of the republic
Destiny of the Republic by Candice Millard is a riveting narrative history detailing the unexpected presidency, tragic assassination, and subsequent medical mismanagement of James A.
Discussed“So that is an excerpt from the book that I want to talk to you about today, which is Destiny of the Republic, A Tale of Madness, Medicine, and the Murder of a President, and it was written by Candace Millard.”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (3) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Passing The River of Doubt
“She wrote this book called A River of Doubt, which I covered all the way back on episode 175. It's about Theodore Roosevelt. It's a biography of Theodore Roosevelt.”
Passing Hero of the empire
“And then she also wrote a biography of the first, I think, 25 or 26 years of Winston Churchill's life. It's called Hero of the Empire, and that is episode 319.”
Ad read Zero to One
“One of my all-time favorite quotes is from the book Zero to One. In that book, Peter Thiel writes, he says, The single most powerful pattern I have noticed is that successful people find value in unexpected places, and they do this by thinking about business from first principles instead of formulas.”