Benjamin Rush: Patriot and Physician Book

Benjamin Rush Patriot and Physician Alyn Brodsky The only full biography of Benjamin Rush, an extraordinary 'founding father' and America's first eminent physician hile Benjamin Rush appears often and meaningfully in biographies about John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, and Benjamin Franklin, this legendary man is presented as little more than an historical footnote. Yet, he was a propelling force in what culminated in the Declaration of Independence, to which he was a co-signer. Rush was an early agitator for colonial rights, a member of the First Continental Congress, and Sur-geon General of the Continental Army during the early phase of the American Revolution. Even if he had not played a major role in our country's creation, Rush would have left his mark in history as a great physician and a foremost social reformer in such areas as medical teaching, treatment of the mentally ill, prevention of yellow fever, and much more. For readers of well-written biographies, Brodsky has illuminated the life of one of America's great and forgotten revolutionaries. 'A fitting memorial: solid, well-researched, and full of ably reconstructed plot turns, worthy of a place alongside Robert Caro's The Power Broker on the long shelf of books devoted to New York politics.' -Kirkus Reviews on The Great Mayor ALYN BRODSKY is a university trained historian and the author of The Great Mayor and Grover Cleveland. He currently lives and works in Florida. Biography 0-312-30911-2 $35.00 $51.95 Canadian 61/8" x 91/4" / 448 pages Truman Talley Books JuneRead More