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American Eden : David Hosack, botany, and medicine in the garden of the early republic

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"--Amazon.com.

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  • ISBN: 9781631494192
  • ISBN: 1631494198
  • Physical Description: print
    x, 461 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Liveright Publishing Corporation, [2018]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
"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."
Subject:
Hosack, David -- 1769-1835
Hosack, David -- 1769-1835
Medical botanists -- United States -- Biography
Botany, Medical -- United States
SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Botany
Botany, Medical
Medical botanists
United States
Genre:
Biographies.
Biography.
Biographies.

Available copies

  • 12 of 12 copies available at Westchester Library System.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 12 total copies.
Show Only Available Copies
Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Briarcliff Manor Public Library B HOSACK (Text) 31036150870530 Biography Available -
Bronxville Public Library B HOSACK (Text) 31004151705097 Biography Available -
Chappaqua Library 580.9 HOSACK (Text) 31005600031480 Nonfiction Available -
Croton Free Library 580.973 J (Text) 31006151689650 Nonfiction Available -
Irvington Public Library 580.9 H (Text) 31012154391823 Nonfiction Available -
Mount Vernon Public Library B HOSACK (Text) 31018154671197 Biography Available -
Port Chester-Rye Brook Public Library 580.973 J (Text) 31025152408803 Nonfiction Available -
Scarsdale Public Library BIO HOSACK (Text) 31029154183539 Biography Available -
The Field Library 580.973 J (Text) 31022152227366 Nonfiction Available -
Town of Pelham Public Library 580.973 J (Text) 31023151207805 Nonfiction Available -

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