Benjamin Rush, M.D A Bibliographic Guide (Bibliographies and Indexes in American History) - Hardcover

Fox, Claire G; Miller, Gordon; Miller, Jacquelyn

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0313298238 ISBN 13: 9780313298233

Publisher: Greenwood, 1996

Synopsis

Benjamin Rush (1746-1813) exerted a remarkably wide-ranging influence on the medical, political, and social life of the emerging American nation. He fulfilled the multiple roles of first American professor of chemistry, signer of the Declaration of Independence, foremost American physician, father of American psychiatry, pioneer abolitionist, educator, advocate of temperance, and proponent of prison reform. The success of these endeavors rested largely on the strength and size of his literary output, which was unparalleled by any of the other founding fathers. This bibliographic guide is the only work to identify all of Rush's published writings as well as hundreds of writings about him.

The Introduction surveys Rush's published writings on a variety of topics and places them in their late 18th and early 19th century context. Part one provides a comprehensive chronological listing of Rush's published works, including articles, pamphlets, and books in all their editions. Part one also includes comments from Rush scholars on the nature and significance of many of the works, along with references to contemporary reviews. Extensive cross-references show the relationship between documents. Aids to locating the documents in their original, reprinted, and microtext forms are also provided. Part two lists over 500 publications about Rush and his role in American history. The work includes a title and general index to part one and an author and general index to part two.

About this title

Book Description:

Patriot and physician Benjamin Rush left a literary legacy unmatched by other founding fathers. This volume provides a comprehensive guide to publications by and about Rush.

From the Publisher:

Few men have had as great an impact on their country as Benjamin Rush, yet many have never heard of this influential doctor, who at the time of his death in 1813 was the most celebrated physician in the US. Not only was Rush famous for his work in epidemic diseases, especially yellow fever, he was a signer of the Declaration of Independence, a member of the Continental Congress, a prolific author, and was considered by many to be the father of American psychiatry. To facilitate research, the compilers of this guide have assembled materials written by Rush as well as those written about him....This overview of Rush does much to discredit his detractors and show his wide-ranging influence on life in the formative years of the US.

About this edition

• Publisher: Greenwood
• Publication date: 1996
• ISBN 10: 0313298238
• ISBN 13: 9780313298233
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 258