Rush : revolution, madness, and the visionary doctor who became a founding father
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HISTORY REVOLUTIONARY WAR
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597 pages : ill., map ; 25 cm.
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"The remarkable story of Benjamin Rush, medical pioneer and one of our nation's most provocative and unsung Founding Fathers ... One of the youngest signatories [of the Declaration of Independence] ... he was also, among stiff competition, one of the most visionary. A brilliant physician and writer, Rush was known as the "American Hippocrates" for pioneering national healthcare and revolutionizing treatment of mental illness and addiction. Yet medicine is only part of his legacy. Dr. Rush was both a progressive thorn in the side of the American political establishment--a vocal opponent of slavery, capital punishment, and prejudice by race, religion or gender--and close friends with its most prominent leaders. He was the prot?g? of Franklin, the editor of Common Sense, Washington's surgeon general, and the broker of peace between Adams and Jefferson, yet his stubborn convictions more than once threatened his career and his place in the narrative of America's founding. Drawing on a trove of previously unpublished letters and images, the voluminous correspondence between Rush and his better-known counterparts, and his candid and incisive personal writings ... Stephen Fried ... finally installs Dr. Rush in the pantheon of great American leaders."--Provided by publisher.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Fried, S. (2018). Rush . Crown Publishing Group.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Fried, Stephen, 1958-. 2018. Rush. Crown Publishing Group.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Fried, Stephen, 1958-. Rush Crown Publishing Group, 2018.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Fried, Stephen. Rush Crown Publishing Group, 2018.
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