Revolutionary medicine : the Founding Fathers and mothers in sickness and in health / Jeanne E. Abrams.

  • Abrams, Jeanne E., 1951-
Date:
[2013]
  • Books

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Description

Before the advent of modern antibiotics, one's life could be abruptly shattered by contagion and death, and debility from infectious diseases and epidemics was commonplace for early Americans, regardless of social status. Concerns over health affected the founding fathers and their families as it did slaves, merchants, immigrants, and everyone else in North America. As both victims of illness and national leaders, the Founders occupied a unique position regarding the development of public health in America. This work refocuses the study of the lives of George and Martha Washington, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, John and Abigail Adams, and James and Dolley Madison away from the usual lens of politics to the unique perspective of sickness, health, and medicine in their era. -- Provided by publisher.

Publication/Creation

New York ; London : New York University Press, [2013]

Physical description

viii, 306 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Bibliographic information

Includes bibliographical references (p. 277-287) and index.

Contents

Health and medicine in the era of America's founders -- George and Martha Washington : health, illness, and the First Family -- Benjamin Franklin : a founding father of American medicine -- Abigail and John Adams : partners in sickness and health -- Thomas Jefferson : advocate for healthy living -- Thomas Jefferson : the health of the nation -- Evolutionary medicine.

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  • LocationStatus
    History of Medicine
    JO.6.AA7-8
    Open shelves

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ISBN

  • 9780814789193
  • 0814789196