Rush: Revolution, Madness, and Benjamin Rush, the Visionary Doctor Who Became a Founding Father
Stephen Fried examines Benjamin Rush, a visionary doctor and founding father whose life unfolded amid revolution, political change, and evolving ideas about medicine and madness. Blending biography with history, Rush presents a portrait of a remarkable and complicated figure at the intersection of science and nation-building.
About This Book
Stephen Fried’s Rush examines the life and legacy of Benjamin Rush.
Known as a visionary doctor, Rush also became a founding father during a period of revolution and national transformation.
The book brings together medicine, politics, history, and the complex subject of madness.
It offers a portrait of a consequential figure whose professional and public identities were closely intertwined.
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