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American Eden: David Hosack, Botany, and Medicine in the Garden of the Early Republic

Victoria Johnson

"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, [the author] offers a lush depiction of the man who gave a new voice to the powers and perils of nature"--Amazon.com.

BiographyBiography · medium confidenceBiography81 signalsLlm Classifier: Biography -> BiographyKeyword Classifier: American History -> American HistoryAward Category: Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Biography -> BiographyScientific BiographyNatural History & AnimalsScience & Discovery

Award History

0 wins · 4 total

AwardYearResultCategory / Notes
Cundill History PrizeMajor2019FinalistSecondary source
Pulitzer Prize in HistoryMajor2019FinalistSecondary source
Los Angeles Times Book Prize for BiographyMajor2018FinalistSecondary source
National Book Award for NonfictionMajor2018FinalistSecondary source
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  1. 01 Central figures

    • David Hosack92%

  2. 02 Central places

    None extracted with sufficient confidence.

  3. 03 Suggested argument

    No argument inferred with sufficient confidence.

  4. 04 Reading orientation

    35 / 100 academic

    Serious trade

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Confidence percentages are the model's own estimates. Profile confidence: 66%.