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Death by Lightning creator Mike Makowsky didn't know much about former president James Garfield until reading Candice Millard’s acclaimed biography Destiny of the Republic

"I knew very little about James Garfield going in and I was blown away by what an inspiring figure he was," he says

Millard’s book debuted in 2011 to critical acclaim and won an Edgar Award

A good book can open up a whole new world.

Mike Makowsky, creator of the new Netflix series Death by Lightning about James Garfield’s presidency and assassination, didn't know much about the former United States president until he picked up Candice Millard’s acclaimed biography Destiny of the Republic .

Speaking with PEOPLE at the show's New York premiere, he says, "When I first read Candice [Millard’s] bo

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