Dr. Benjamin Rush

A valuable introduction to a man justifiably characterized as 'the founding father of an America that other founding fathers forgot-an America of women, slaves, indentured workers, laborers, prisoners, the poor, the indigent sick and injured.' --Publishers Weekly A highly readable account of a humanitarian who cared for others more than for himself. A hero of his era. --Washington Times In an age of towering literary, political and military giants such as Jefferson, Franklin, Adams, Washington, and others, it is indeed surprising that Rush should be as little remembered as he is by most Americans. Perhaps this biography can right this and return him to the pantheon of our greatest Founding Fathers. --New York Journal of Books [Unger] delivers Rush from his inexplicable obscurity in this fine biography...If you love biography, you're in for some pleasant reading. If you love early American history, you're going to wonder how you've missed Dr. Rush for so long. --The Reagan Review Unger has added another major contribution to his collection of profiles of America's Founding Fathers...[His] biography of Rush exposes the important work of a medical, political and social pioneer. --Roanoke Times Sympathetic and readable...Reveal[s] a dedicated humanitarian with an enduring influence upon American medicine. --Wall Street Journal Restores Dr. Benjamin Rush to his rightful place in American history as the Founding Father of American civil rights, medical care and psychiatry...Impressively informative, exceptional in scope and execution...An extraordinary and deftly written biography. --Midwest Book Review [An] enjoyable read...Successfully present[s] a man who never quit, even in the face of failure or public humiliation. --Philadelphia Inquirer A biography of the Founding Father of an America that other Founding Fathers forgot-an America of women, African Americans, Jews, Roman Catholics, Quakers, indentured workers, the poor, the mentally ill, and war veterans. --Taft Bulletin