American Eden : David Hosack, botany, and medicine in the garden of the early republic
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New York : Liveright Publishing Corporation, [2018].
ISBN
9781631494192, 1631494198
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Bloomingdale Public Library - Nonfiction | 580 JOH | On Shelf |
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Published
New York : Liveright Publishing Corporation, [2018].
Format
Book
Physical Desc
x, 461 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm
Language
English
ISBN
9781631494192, 1631494198
Notes
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description
"One goal drove Hosack above all others: to build the Republic's first botanical garden. Despite innumerable obstacles and near-constant resistance, Hosack triumphed when his Elgin Botanic Garden at last crowned twenty acres of Manhattan farmland by 1810. "Where others saw real estate and power, Hosack saw the landscape as a pharmacopoeia able to bring medicine into the modern age" (Eric W. Sanderson, author of Mannahatta). What remains today of America's first botanical garden lies in the heart of midtown, buried beneath Rockefeller Center. Whether collecting specimens along the banks of the Hudson River, lecturing before a class of rapt medical students, or breaking the fever of a young Philip Hamilton, David Hosack was an American visionary who has been too long forgotten. Alongside other towering figures of the post-Revolutionary generation, he took the reins of a nation. In unearthing the dramatic story of his life, Johnson offers a lush depiction of the man who gave a new voice to the powers and perils of nature"--,Provided by publisher.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Johnson, V. (2018). American Eden: David Hosack, botany, and medicine in the garden of the early republic (First edition.). Liveright Publishing Corporation.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Johnson, Victoria, 1969-. 2018. American Eden: David Hosack, Botany, and Medicine in the Garden of the Early Republic. Liveright Publishing Corporation.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Johnson, Victoria, 1969-. American Eden: David Hosack, Botany, and Medicine in the Garden of the Early Republic Liveright Publishing Corporation, 2018.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Johnson, Victoria. American Eden: David Hosack, Botany, and Medicine in the Garden of the Early Republic First edition., Liveright Publishing Corporation, 2018.
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