<p>In "The Life, Public Services and Select Speeches of Rutherford B. Hayes," J. Q. Howard meticulously chronicles the multifaceted life of the nineteenth President of the United States. With a keen eye for detail and a narrative style that balances erudition and accessibility, Howard captures Hayes'Äôs evolution from a military officer in the Civil War to a reform-minded leader contending with post-war America'Äôs moral and political complexitie...