Rush: Revolution, Madness, and Benjamin Rush, the Visionary

Rush: Revolution, Madness, and Benjamin Rush, the Visionary Doctor Who Became a Founding Father

The monumental life of Benjamin Rush, medical pioneer and one of our most provocative and unsung Founding Fathers
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FINALIST FOR THE GEORGE WASHINGTON BOOK PRIZE â€¢ AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION NOTABLE BOOK OF THE YEAR
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By the time he was thirty, Dr. Benjamin Rush had signed the Declaration of Independence, editedÂ Common Sense,Â toured Europe as Benjamin Franklinâ€™s protÃ©gÃ©, and become John Adamsâ€™s confidant, and was soon to be appointed Washingtonâ€™s surgeon general. And as with the greatest Revolutionary minds, Rush was only just beginning his role in 1776 in the American experiment. As the new republic coalesced, he became a visionary writer and reformer; a medical pioneer whose insights and reforms revolutionized the treatment of mental illness; an opponent of slavery and prejudice by race, religion, or gender; an adviser to, and often the physician of, Americaâ€™s first leaders; and â€œthe American Hippocrates.â€Â RushÂ reveals his singular life and towering legacy, installing him in the pantheon of our wisest and boldest Founding Fathers.
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Praise forÂ Rush
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â€œEntertaining . . . Benjamin Rush has been undeservedly forgotten. In medicine . . . [and] as a political thinker, he was brilliant.â€â€”The New Yorker
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â€œSuperb . . . reminds us eloquently, abundantly, what a brilliant, original man Benjamin Rush was, and how his contributions to . . . the United States continue to bless us all.â€â€”The Philadelphia Inquirer
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â€œPerceptive . . . [a] readable reassessment of Rushâ€™s remarkable career.â€â€”The Wall Street Journal
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â€œAn amazing life and a fascinating book.â€â€”CBS This Morning

â€œFried makes the case, in this comprehensive and fascinating biography, that renaissance man Benjamin Rush merits more attention. . . . Fried portrays Rush as a complex, flawed person and not just a list of accomplishments; . . . a testament to the authorial thoroughness and insight that will keep readers engaged until the last page.â€â€”Publishers WeeklyÂ (starred review)

â€œ[An] extraordinary and underappreciated man is reinstated to his rightful place in the canon of civilizational advancement in Rush. . . . Had I read Friedâ€™sÂ RushÂ before the yearâ€™s end, it would have crowned my favorite books of 2018 . . . [a] superb biography.â€â€”Brain Pickings
Country USA
Brand CROWN
Manufacturer Crown
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 9780804140089
Color Black
ReleaseDate 2019-09-03
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780804140089

Country	USA
Brand	CROWN
Manufacturer	Crown
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	9780804140089
Color	Black
ReleaseDate	2019-09-03
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780804140089

Rush: Revolution, Madness, and Benjamin Rush, the Visionary Doctor Who Became a Founding Father

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