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Johnson, Victoria, 1969-
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Hosack, David, 1769-1835.
Medical botanists -- United States -- Biography.
Botany, Medical -- United States.
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Johnson, Victoria, 1969-
Hosack, David, 1769-1835.
Medical botanists -- United States -- Biography.
Botany, Medical -- United States.
MARC Display
American
Eden
:
David
Hosack
,
botany
, and
medicine
in the
garden
of the
early
republic
/ Victoria Johnson.
by
Johnson, Victoria, 1969-
Liveright Publishing Corporation, 2018.
Call #:
580.973 J69a
Subjects
Hosack
,
David
, 1769-1835.
Medical botanists -- United States -- Biography.
Botany
, Medical -- United States.
ISBN:
9781631494192 (hc.)
Edition:
1st ed.
Description:
x, 461 p., 8 unnumbered pages of plates : ill. ; 25 cm.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
"Tear in pieces the doctors" -- "An endless source of innocent delight" -- "Ripping open my belly" -- "He is as good as the theatre" -- "The grass is three feet high in the streets" -- "Doctor, I despair" -- "There are no informed people here" -- "H -- k is enough, and even that unnecessary" -- "This delicious banquet" -- "I long to see Captain Lewis" -- "Strange noises, low spirits" -- "Such a piece of downright imposture" -- "You know, better than any man" -- "Instead of creeping along the earth" -- "Your fortunate city" -- "Expulsion from the
Garden
of
Eden
" -- "Like a romance."
Summary:
"Whether collecting specimens along the banks of the Hudson River, lecturing before a class of rapt medical students, or breaking the fever of a young Philip Hamilton,
David
Hosack
was an
American
visionary who has been too long forgotten. Alongside other towering figures of the post-Revolutionary generation, he took the reins of a nation. In unearthing the dramatic story of his life, [the author] offers a lush depiction of the man who gave a new voice to the powers and perils of nature."--From publisher.
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Adult Nonfiction
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