American Eden

On a clear morning in July 1804, Alexander Hamilton stepped onto a boat at the edge of the Hudson River He was bound for a New Jersey dueling ground to settle his bitter dispute with Aaron Burr Hamilton took just two men with him his second for the duel, and Dr David Hosack.As historian Victoria Johnson reveals in her groundbreaking biography, Hosack was one of the few points the duelists did agree on Summoned that morning because of his role as the beloved Hamilton family doctor, he was also a close friend of Burr A brilliant surgeon and a world class botanist, Hosack who until now has been lost in the fog of history was a pioneering thinker who shaped a young nation.Born in New York City, he was educated in Europe and returned to America inspired by his newfound knowledge He assembled a plant collection so spectacular and diverse that it amazes botanists today, conducted some of the first pharmaceutical research in the United States, and introduced new surgeries to American His tireless work championing public health and science earned him national fame and praise from the likes of Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, Alexander von Humboldt, and the Marquis de Lafayette.One goal drove Hosack above all others to build the Republic s first botanical garden Despite innumerable obstacles and near constant resistance, Hosack triumphed when, by 1810, his Elgin Botanic Garden at last crowned twenty acres of Manhattan farmland Where others saw real estate and power, Hosack saw the landscape as a pharmacopoeia able to bring medicine into the modern age Eric W Sanderson, author of Mannahatta Today what remains of America s first botanical garden lies in the heart of midtown, buried beneath Rockefeller Center.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, Johnson offers a lush depiction of the man who gave a new voice to the powers and perils of nature. New Read eBook American Eden By Victoria Johnson – kino-fada.fr This is a great view of medical science practice botany pharmacology in the early Republic, and to illustrate how important science was to the founding and next generation You know, before willful ignorance became popular.I found the audiobook for this National Book Award non fiction title on Hoopla David Hosack was an important scientist and physician in the early days of the country He fought tirelessly to establish a botanical garden for medicinal and other scientific purposes in NYC While very well ...My father enjoyed and suggested I read this biography of a doctor and botanist in the early republic of the USA.really enjoyed this Had no idea one of our first botanical gardens was located where rockefeller center is now Lots of interesting characters and historical events framed in a different perspective, with medicine and botany taking central roles.bit depressing that the...The birth of a nation and one New York City botanist doctor who dedicated his life to putting medicine and botanical science on a par with the Old WorldIf you are into history especially medical history This is the book for you I learned so many fascinating facts about American medicine from this book I ve never actually taken the time to consider how medical advances are made but this book explains a lot about what was happening in the e...American Eden is the story of Dr Hosack a doctor who believed botany and the study of plants would help medicine In the late 1700 s and 1800 s he created a garden in what is now Rockefeller Center He was doctor to A Hamilton and A Burr This biography is well worth reading.American Eden is a well researched, readable, compelling history of the life of David Hosack His life provides an engrossing narrative including descriptions of botany, medicine and political networks in the young United States.American Eden is the story of David Hosack August 31, 1769 December 22, 1835 , a botanist and doctor in New York City in the late 18th early 19th centuries I admit, I was drawn to the book at first because he was the doctor at the duel between Hamilton and Burr I have not seen Hamilton the musical yet, but it s coming to Pittsburgh in January if anyone wants to buy me tickets Turns out he was a truly influential man, an innovative doctor, a visionary, but he stayed out of politics whic American Eden is the story of David Hosack August 31, 1769 December 22, 1835 , a botanist and doctor in New York City in the late 18th early 19th centuries I admit, I was drawn to the book at first...American Eden by Victoria Johnson is about a long forgotten American hero of the early Republic David Hosack 1769 1835 was both a scientist and a dreamer He was also an indefatigable doer and a practical man, in most respects He studied botany and medicine and though he wasn t overtly political, he knew the leading politicians of his day, including Rush, Jefferson, Hamilton, and Burr He was a second at their duel He also knew Charles Willson Peale and his children Rembrandt, Raphaelle American Eden by Victoria Johnson is about a long forgotten American hero of the early Republic David Hosack 1769 1835 was both a scientist and a dreamer He was also an indefatigable doer and a practical man, in most respects He studied botany and medicine and though he wasn t overtly political, he knew the leading politicians of his day, including Rush, Jefferson, Hamilton, and Burr He was a second at their duel He also knew Charles Willson Peale and his children Rembrandt, Raphaelle and Titian Hosack also knew explorers such as Alexander von Humboldt and William Bartram It often seems as though anyone who was anyone knew Davvid Hosaack back then He not only knew all these people all right, men , for many he was also their doctor In short the book isn t short he was a man of many talents and accomplishments This bio is clear and straightforward It s a by the book bio, pretty much traversing a birth to death timeline And Johnson is ...

• 16 February 2018
Victoria Johnson
• Hardcover
• 480 pages
• 1631494198
• Victoria Johnson
• American Eden