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Dr. Benjamin Rush : the founding father who healed a wounded nation
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Dr. Benjamin Rush : the founding father who healed a wounded nation / Harlow Giles Unger.
ISBN
9780306824326
0306824329
Edition
First Da Xapo press edition.
Publication
New York, NY : Da Capo Press, 2018.
Physical Description
xvii, 300 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Summary
"A revealing biography of Dr. Benjamin Rush--fiery signer of the Declaration of Independence, prominent physician, ardent politician, zealous social reformer, passionate humanitarian, and dedicated educator."--Provided by publisher.
Variant and related titles
Founding father who healed a wounded nation
Other formats
Online version: Unger, Harlow G., 1931- Dr. Benjamin Rush First Da Xapo press edition. New York, NY : Da Capo Press, [2018]
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Language
English
Added to Catalog
October 26, 2018
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-291) and index.
Contents
The making of a physician
The making of a patriot
Broken by a cannon ball
The Revolution is not over
My friends in jails
Murder by war
Hundred days of doom
"You cannot die now, doctor!"
Bleed, bleed, bleed
Father of psychiatry
On the causes of death
Healing the last wound
Post mortem
Appendix A. Selected writings of Benjamin Rush by topic
Appendix B. Medical inquiries and observations by Benjamin Rush
Appendix C. Essays: literary, moral & philosophical
Appendix D. Thomas Jefferson's syllabus of an estimate of the merit of the doctrines of Jesus, compared with those of others.
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