Harper's Weekly and the Gilded Age

The link below is to a website called harpweek.com  It provides digital copies of the cartoons and some of the information that were published in Harper's Weekly during the second half of the 1800's. It is a great resource to learn more about the Gilded Age and has a wealth of Thomas Nast cartoons. It actually goes from 1857 to 1912.

Harper's Weekly

Garfield's Death

The video clip below is from the CBS Sunday Morning Show and takes a look at the assassination of President James Garfield. It focuses on the shooting but also how the doctors caring for Garfield contributed to and even caused his death.

President Garfield  

Book Recommendation

The following book is one we recommend about the Gilded Age and the assassination of President Garfield.

Destiny of the Republic by Candice Millard

The Presidents: Johnson to Arthur

The link below is to an episode from a History Channel series on the U.S. presidents. This episode goes from Andrew Johnson to Chester Arthur.

The Presidents