Staff writer Carso and Rascoff review the latest Netflix series on the life of President and Williams alum James A. Garfield.

The story of the nation’s 20th president, Mentor native James A. Garfield, was never fully told. But, tragically speaking, despite a four-month presidency, it represents a prescient look at the ...

Author Candice Millard, from left, Timothy Garfield, great-great-grandson of President James A. Garfield, and Mike Makowsky, the creator of Netflix series “Death by Lightning,” based on Garfield, ...

Netflix’s new mini-series "Death by Lightning" revisits the assassination of President James Garfield, but leaves out a key setting: Long Branch, the Jersey Shore town where he spent his final days.

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- A calming voice through the political din is how author Candice Millard describes the life of President James Garfield, who was shot 100 days into his presidency. Based on the ...

The Netflix miniseries "Death by Lightning" chronicles the assassination of President James Garfield. Local historians are disappointed the series limits the role of Long Branch, where Garfield died.

The new limited series dramatizes the brief tenure of the 20th commander in chief, who was fatally shot by Charles J. Guiteau, a lawyer who believed he’d secured Garfield’s election Based on a True ...

Assassins lying in wait, political corruption, drunken vice presidential nominees: Is Netflix's "Death by Lightning" a wild invention of Hollywood, or was 19th century political history actually this ...

The Netflix mini-series Death by Lightning will dive deep into the true story of President James A. Garfield’s assassination. The show will chronicle the life and death of the 20th U.S. president, ...