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 families as it did slaves; merchants; immigrants; and everyone else in North America. As both victims of illness and national leaders; the Founders occupied a unique position regarding the development of public health in America. Revolutionary Medicine refocuses the study of the lives of George and Martha Washington; Benjamin Franklin; Thomas Jefferson; John and Abigail Adams; and James and Dolley Madison away from the usual lens of politics to the unique perspective of sickness; health; and medicine in their era.
#158484 in Books CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform 2012-06-05Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 9.00 x .67 x 6.00l; .88 #File Name: 1477599185296 pages
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