Revolutionary medicine : the Founding Fathers and mothers in sickness and in health /

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"Before the advent of modern antibiotics, one's life could be abruptly shattered by contagion and death, and debility from infectious diseases and epidemics was commonplace for early Americans, regardless of social status. Concerns over health affected the founding fathers and their famili...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Abrams, Jeanne E., 1951- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York : New York University Press, 2013.
Subjects:
1700-1899
Founding Fathers of the United States.
Public health > Philosophy.
Public health > United States > History > 18th century.
Public health > United States > History > 19th century.
Medical care > United States > History > 18th century.
Medical care > United States > History > 19th century.
History, 18th Century > United States > Biography.
Famous Persons > United States.
Public Health > history > United States.
American Revolution
Pères fondateurs des États-Unis.
Santé publique > Philosophie.
Santé publique > États-Unis > Histoire > 18e siècle.
Santé publique > États-Unis > Histoire > 19e siècle.
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > General.
MEDICAL > History.
Medical care.
Public health.
United States.
Biography
collective biographies.
Biographies.
History.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction : health and medicine in the era of America's founders
  • George and Martha Washington : health, illness, and the First Family
  • Benjamin Franklin : a founding father of American medicine
  • Abigail and John Adams : partners in sickness and health
  • Thomas Jefferson : advocate for healthy living
  • Thomas Jefferson : the health of the nation
  • Epilogue : evolutionary medicine.

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