{"product_id":"rush-revolution-madness-and-benjamin-rush-the-visionary-doctor-who-became-a-founding-father-9780804140065","title":"Rush: Revolution  Madness  and Benjamin Rush  the Visionary Doctor Who Became a Founding Father","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe monumental life of Benjamin Rush  medical pioneer and one of our most provocative and unsung Founding Fathers  FINALIST FOR THE GEORGE WASHINGTON BOOK PRIZE  AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION NOTABLE BOOK OF THE YEAR  By the time he was thirty  Dr. Benjamin Rush had signed the Declaration of Independence  edited Common Sense  toured Europe as Benjamin Franklins protg  and become John Adamss confidant  and was soon to be appointed Washingtons 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  Americas first leaders; and the American Hippocrates. Rush reveals his singular life and towering legacy  installing him in the pantheon of our wisest and boldest Founding Fathers.  Praise for Rush  Entertaining . . . Benjamin Rush has been undeservedly forgotten. In medicine . . . and as a political thinker  he was brilliant.The New Yorker  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.The Philadelphia Inquirer  Perceptive . . . a readable reassessment of Rushs remarkable career.The Wall Street Journal  An amazing life and a fascinating book.CBS This Morning  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.Publishers Weekly (starred review)  An extraordinary and underappreciated man is reinstated to his rightful place in the canon of civilizational advancement in Rush. . . . Had I read Frieds Rush before the years end  it would have crowned my favorite books of 2018 . . . a superb biography.Brain Pickings\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45646909276213,"sku":"ByrdShop_0804140065","price":23.7,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780804140065.jpg?v=1781681247","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/rush-revolution-madness-and-benjamin-rush-the-visionary-doctor-who-became-a-founding-father-9780804140065","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}