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The Perfectionists

Criminal

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James Garfield's Life

James Garfield's father died when he was still a toddler. His mother raised him in his three siblings in a log cabin in the woods. Susan Wells writes that growing up, Garfield hated working outside. He didn't go to school until he was 17. At 28, Garfield was elected as Ohio's youngest state senator.

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