Revolutionary medicine : the Founding Fathers and mothers in sickness and in health / Jeanne E. Abrams.
by
Abrams, Jeanne E., 1951-
ISBN
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9780814760352
Title
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Revolutionary medicine : the Founding Fathers and mothers in sickness and in health / Jeanne E. Abrams.
Author
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Abrams, Jeanne E., 1951-
Personal Author
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Abrams, Jeanne E., 1951-
Publication Information
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New York : New York University Press, 2013.
Physical Description
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1 online resource (viii, 306 pages :) : illustrations
Contents
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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.
Local Note
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eBooks on EBSCOhost
Subject Term
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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 -- United States -- State & Local -- General.
MEDICAL -- History.
Founding Fathers of the United States. (OCoLC)fst01739942
Medical care. (OCoLC)fst01013753
Public health. (OCoLC)fst01082238
Public health -- Philosophy. (OCoLC)fst01082283
Geographic Term
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
Format
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Electronic Resources
Electronic Access
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Publication Date
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2013
Publication Information
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New York : New York University Press, 2013.
| Shelf Number | Material Type | Copy | Shelf Location | Status |
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| 973.2 23 | 1:E-BOOK | 1 | 1:ONLINE | Available for online access and/or download |