American Eden - David Hosack, Botany, and Medicine in the Garden of the Early Republic

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.

About the author

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.

Summary

The untold story of Hamilton’s—and Burr’s—physician whose dream to build America’s first botanical garden inspired the young Republic.

Product details

• Authors: Victoria Johnson, Victoria (Hunter College) Johnson
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 28.06.2019
• EAN: 9781631496011
• ISBN: 978-1-63149-601-1
• Dimensions: 140 mm x 211 mm x 30 mm
• Weight: 393 g
• Illustrations: 16 pages of black and white illustrations
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Humanities, art, music > History; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Botany; Non-fiction book > Nature, technology > Biographies, autobiographies; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, SCIENCE / History, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Botany, HISTORY / World, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Science & Technology, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Horticulture, General & world history, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, History of Science, General and world history, Botany & plant sciences, Biography: science, technology & medicine, Biography: science, technology and medicine, C 1700 To C 1800, Commercial horticulture, Horticulture, Botany and plant sciences