{"product_id":"rush-revolution-madness-and-benjamin-rush-the-visionary-doctor-who-became-a-founding-father-paperback","title":"Rush: Revolution, Madness, and Benjamin Rush, the Visionary Doctor Who Became a Founding Father - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eStephen Fried\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe monumental life of Benjamin Rush, medical pioneer and one of our most provocative and unsung Founding Fathers\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eFINALIST FOR THE GEORGE WASHINGTON BOOK PRIZE - AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION NOTABLE BOOK OF THE YEAR\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBy the time he was thirty, Dr. Benjamin Rush had signed the Declaration of Independence, edited \u003ci\u003eCommon Sense, \u003c\/i\u003e toured Europe as Benjamin Franklin's prot g , and become John Adams's confidant, and was soon to be appointed Washington's surgeon general. And as with the greatest Revolutionary minds, Rush was only just beginning his role in 1776 in the American experiment. As the new republic coalesced, he became a visionary writer and reformer; a medical pioneer whose insights and reforms revolutionized the treatment of mental illness; an opponent of slavery and prejudice by race, religion, or gender; an adviser to, and often the physician of, America's first leaders; and \"the American Hippocrates.\" \u003ci\u003eRush\u003c\/i\u003e reveals his singular life and towering legacy, installing him in the pantheon of our wisest and boldest Founding Fathers. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eRush\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Entertaining . . . Benjamin Rush has been undeservedly forgotten. In medicine . . .  and] as a political thinker, he was brilliant.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Superb . . . reminds us eloquently, abundantly, what a brilliant, original man Benjamin Rush was, and how his contributions to . . . the United States continue to bless us all.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe Philadelphia Inquirer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Perceptive . . .  a] readable reassessment of Rush's remarkable career.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"An amazing life and a fascinating book.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eCBS This Morning\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Fried makes the case, in this comprehensive and fascinating biography, that renaissance man Benjamin Rush merits more attention. . . . Fried portrays Rush as a complex, flawed person and not just a list of accomplishments; . . . a testament to the authorial thoroughness and insight that will keep readers engaged until the last page.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly \u003c\/i\u003e(starred review)\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\" An] extraordinary and underappreciated man is reinstated to his rightful place in the canon of civilizational advancement in Rush. . . . Had I read Fried's \u003ci\u003eRush \u003c\/i\u003ebefore the year's end, it would have crowned my favorite books of 2018 . . .  a] superb biography.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eBrain Pickings\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eSTEPHEN FRIED is an award-winning journalist and \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author who teaches at Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism and the University of Pennsylvania. He is, most recently, the author of the historical biography \u003ci\u003eAppetite for America, \u003c\/i\u003eand the coauthor, with Congressman Patrick Kennedy, of \u003ci\u003eA Common Struggle\u003c\/i\u003e. His earlier books include the biography \u003ci\u003eThing of Beauty: The Tragedy of Supermodel Gia\u003c\/i\u003e and the investigative books \u003ci\u003eBitter Pills\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe New Rabbi.\u003c\/i\u003e A two-time winner of the National Magazine Award, Fried has written frequently for \u003ci\u003eVanity Fair, GQ, The Washington Post Magazine, Rolling Stone, Glamour, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003ePhiladelphia Magazine. \u003c\/i\u003eHe lives in Philadelphia with his wife, author Diane Ayres.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 624\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.5 x 9.1 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 03, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47380455096498,"sku":"9780804140089","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/057e0a7a59997d7ca2fff5a7200a08d2.webp?v=1777784527","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/rush-revolution-madness-and-benjamin-rush-the-visionary-doctor-who-became-a-founding-father-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}