How Long to Read American Eden: David Hosack, Botany, and Medicine in the Garden of the Early Republic

How Long Does it Take to Read American Eden: David Hosack, Botany, and Medicine in the Garden of the Early Republic?

It takes the average reader 7 hours and 42 minutes to read American Eden: David Hosack, Botany, and Medicine in the Garden of the Early Republic by Victoria Johnson

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

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Finalist for the 2018 National Book Award for Nonfiction A New York Times Editors' Choice Selection The untold story of Hamilton’s—and Burr’s—personal physician, whose dream to build America’s first botanical garden inspired the young Republic. On a clear morning in July 1804, Alexander Hamilton stepped onto a boat at the edge of the Hudson River. He was bound for a New Jersey dueling ground to settle his bitter dispute with Aaron Burr. Hamilton took just two men with him: his “second” for the duel, and Dr. David Hosack. As historian Victoria Johnson reveals in her groundbreaking biography, Hosack was one of the few points the duelists did agree on. Summoned that morning because of his role as the beloved Hamilton family doctor, he was also a close friend of Burr. A brilliant surgeon and a world-class botanist, Hosack—who until now has been lost in the fog of history—was a pioneering thinker who shaped a young nation. Born in New York City, he was educated in Europe and returned to America inspired by his newfound knowledge. He assembled a plant collection so spectacular and diverse that it amazes botanists today, conducted some of the first pharmaceutical research in the United States, and introduced new surgeries to American. His tireless work championing public health and science earned him national fame and praise from the likes of Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, Alexander von Humboldt, and the Marquis de Lafayette. One goal drove Hosack above all others: to build the Republic’s first botanical garden. Despite innumerable obstacles and near-constant resistance, Hosack triumphed when, by 1810, his Elgin Botanic Garden at last crowned twenty acres of Manhattan farmland. “Where others saw real estate and power, Hosack saw the landscape as a pharmacopoeia able to bring medicine into the modern age” (Eric W. Sanderson, author of Mannahatta). Today what remains of America’s first botanical garden lies in the heart of midtown, buried beneath Rockefeller Center. Whether collecting specimens along the banks of the Hudson River, lecturing before a class of rapt medical students, or breaking the fever of a young Philip Hamilton, David Hosack was an American visionary who has been too long forgotten. Alongside other towering figures of the post-Revolutionary generation, he took the reins of a nation. In unearthing the dramatic story of his life, Johnson offers a lush depiction of the man who gave a new voice to the powers and perils of nature.

How long is American Eden: David Hosack, Botany, and Medicine in the Garden of the Early Republic?

American Eden: David Hosack, Botany, and Medicine in the Garden of the Early Republic by Victoria Johnson is 448 pages long, and a total of 115,584 words.

This makes it 151% the length of the average book. It also has 141% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read American Eden: David Hosack, Botany, and Medicine in the Garden of the Early Republic Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 10 hours and 31 minutes to read American Eden: David Hosack, Botany, and Medicine in the Garden of the Early Republic aloud.

What Reading Level is American Eden: David Hosack, Botany, and Medicine in the Garden of the Early Republic?

American Eden: David Hosack, Botany, and Medicine in the Garden of the Early Republic is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

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