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American Eden: David Hosack, Botany, and Medicine in the Garden of the Early Republic
By Johnson, Victoria
- ISBN
- 9781631494192 9781631494208
- Publisher
- Liveright: Norton
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Starred Review on May 1, 2018 | Science and Technology
Well into this fine biography, readers learn its subject's favorite saying: "the more a man has to do the better he does it." David Hosack (1769–1835), physician and esteemed lecturer in medicine; founder or member of several scientific, charitable, and cultural institutions; and the person responsible for the first U.S. botanical garden (located where Rockefeller Center stands today), was also an attending medic at the Hami...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
