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

✍ Scribed by Hosack, David;Johnson, Victoria

• Book ID: 100604859
• Publisher: Liveright Publishing Corporation
• Year: 2018
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 1 MB
• Edition: First edition
• Category: Fiction
• City: New York
• ISBN: 1631494201

✦ Synopsis

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

On a clear morning in July 1804, Alexander Hamilton stepped onto a boat at the edge of the Hudson River. He was bound for a New Jersey dueling ground to settle his bitter dispute with Aaron Burr. Hamilton took just two men with him: his "second" for the duel, and Dr. David Hosack.

As historian Victoria Johnson reveals in her groundbreaking biography, Hosack was one of the few points the duelists did agree on. Summoned that morning because of his role as the beloved Hamilton family doctor, he was also a close friend of Burr. A brilliant surgeon and a world-class botanist, Hosack—who until now has been lost in the fog of history—was a pioneering thinker who shaped a young nation.

Born in New York City, he was educated in Europe and returned to America inspired by his newfound knowledge. He...
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✦ Subjects

Hosack, David, -- 1769-1835