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The Selected Writings of Benjamin Rush by Rush, Benjamin;Runes, Dagobert David is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is The Selected Writings of Benjamin Rush about?
Benjamin Rush was a Founding Father of the United States. Rush lived in the state of Pennsylvania and was a physician, writer, educator, humanitarian and a devout Christian, as well as the founder of Dickinson College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. Rush was a signatory of the Declaration of Independence and attended the Continental Congress. Later in life, he became a professor of medical theory and clinical practice at the University of Pennsylvania. Despite having a wide influence on the development of American government, he is not as widely known as many of his American contemporaries. Rush was also an early opponent of slavery and capital punishment. Despite his great contributions to early American society, Rush may be more famous today as the man who, in 1812, helped reconcile the friendship of Thomas Jefferson and John Adams by encouraging the two former Presidents to resume writing to each other. The editors preface of this book gives an in depth look into Benjamin Rush's life. The writings of Rush, which are mentioned in this book, show a wide range of interest and knowledge embracing agriculture and the mechanical arts, chemistry and medicine, political science, and theology
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Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Rush, Benjamin;Runes, Dagobert David
- Publisher
- Philosophical Library
- Published
- 2013
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780806537443
- Category
- nonfiction