Benjamin Rush; Revolutionary GadflyThis volume covers 43 years of Benjamin Rush's moderately long, inordinately full life, which ended in 1813, shortly after he had reached 68. Most people, if they know anything about Rush, think of him principally as a physician. He is considered one of the most influential doctors in American history. The medical side of Rush's career is not, however, emphasized in this book, for his fame as a physician rests mainly on work done during the last 25 years of his life. Medicine occupied Rush's mind and time only incidentally during the American Revolution. - Preface. |
Contents
Youth | 5 |
Apprenticeship | 23 |
Edinburgh | 43 |
London and Paris | 64 |
Fledgling Physician | 82 |
Politics Intrude | 101 |
IN THE MIDST OF A REVOLUTION | 123 |
The Revolution Begins | 125 |
All Will End Well | 247 |
The Spirit of Peace | 263 |
A MULTITUDE OF CAUSES | 281 |
The Birth of Our Brat | 283 |
Focus on the Backcountry | 299 |
Reforms in Physic | 320 |
Through a Sea of Blunders | 338 |
Reforms in the Cause of Virtue | 358 |
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