Rush: Revolution, Madness, and Benjamin Rush, the Visionary Doctor Who Became a Founding Father

by Stephen Fried

Book Overview

The monumental life of Benjamin Rush, medical pioneer and one of our most provocative and unsung Founding Fathers

FINALIST FOR THE GEORGE WASHINGTON BOOK PRIZE - AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION NOTABLE BOOK OF THE YEAR

By the time he was thirty, Dr. Benjamin Rush had signed the Declaration of Independence, edited Common Sense, toured Europe as Benjamin Franklin's prot g , and become John Adams's confidant, and was...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0804140081
• ISBN13: 9780804140089
• Release Date: September 2019
• Publisher: Crown Publishing Group (NY)
• Length: 624 Pages
• Weight: 1.58 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 6.0" x 9.1"

Customer Reviews

A New Side to Freedom

I am in the middle of reading Rush. I am amazed that the story of this man has not been shouted from the roof tops before now. this is a wonderful story of a brilliant, brave American founding father. A must read for all history buffs.