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Johnson has the amazing ability to take you back in time and imagine the hustle and bustle of manhattan as it was long ago an island with a city at its southern point and home to an early patriot and citizen that history has up to this point largely forgotten

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This is a heavily footnotes scholarly work

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While the book focuses on early american physician david hosack we learn of his relationships with hamiton burr and other important voices of the early republic as it existed in the city of new york

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We learn sadly that hosack’s famous and important botanical garden lies buried under rockefeller center

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While hosack was a talented and inventive physician who trained many doctors during the countrys early days this but scratches the surface of his contributions

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I happened to listen to the author on npr so immediately went out and gathered up her book to read on david hosack american eden

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Just like today politics plays a great part in our lives as it did for david hosack

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Masterful weaving of scientific discovery character and landmark early american historical events into engaging story