American Eden

American Eden

Einband:
Fester Einband
EAN:
9781631494192
Untertitel:
David Hosack, Botany, and Medicine in the Garden of the Early Republic
Genre:
Briefe & Biografien
Autor:
Victoria (Hunter College) Johnson
Herausgeber:
WW Norton & Co
Anzahl Seiten:
480
Erscheinungsdatum:
03.08.2018
ISBN:
978-1-63149-419-2

Autorentext
Victoria Johnson, a former Cullman Fellow, is currently an associate professor of urban policy and planning at Hunter College (City University of New York), where she teaches on the history of nonprofits, philanthropy, and New York City.

Klappentext
When Dr David Hosack tilled the America's first botanical garden in the Manhattan soil more than two hundred years ago, he didn't just dramatically alter the New York landscape; he left a monumental legacy of advocacy for public health and wide-ranging support for the sciences. A charismatic dreamer admired by the likes of Jefferson, Madison and Humboldt, and intimate friends with both Hamilton and Burr, the Columbia professor devoted his life to inspiring Americans to pursue medicine and botany with a rigour to rival Europe's. Though he was shoulder-to-shoulder with the founding fathers Hosack and his story remain unknown. Now, in melodic prose, Victoria Johnson eloquently chronicles Hosack's tireless career to reveal the breadth of his impact.

Zusammenfassung
The untold story of Hamilton'sand Burr'sphysician whose dream to build America's first botanical garden inspired the young Republic.


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