“Poverty is uncomfortable; but nine times out of ten, the best thing that can happen to a young man is to be tossed overboard and compelled to sink or swim.”

About James A. Garfield

President • American

James Abram Garfield was the 20th President of the United States, serving from March 1881 until his assassination later that year. Before his presidency, he served as a major general in the Union Army during the...