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CHEROKEE GARDEN LIBRARY: ASHLEY WRIGHT MCINTYRE LECTURE SERIES: VICTORIA JOHNSON, AMERICAN EDEN: DAVID HOSACK, BOTANY, AND MEDICINE IN THE GARDEN OF THE EARLY REPUBLIC

Wednesday April 10, 2019 07:00 PM EDT
Cost: $25

From the venue:

When Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr met on a dueling ground in July 1804, they chose the same attending physician: David Hosack. Family doctor and friend to Hamilton and Burr, Hosack is today a shadowy figure at the edge of a famous duel, the great achievements of his life forgotten. In 1801, on 20 acres of farmland, Hosack founded the first botanical garden in the new nation, amassing a spectacular collection of medicinal, agricultural, and ornamental plants that brought him worldwide praise from the likes of Jefferson and Humboldt. Hosack used his pioneering institution to train the next generation of American doctors and naturalists and to conduct some of the first pharmaceutical research in the United States. Today, his former garden is home to Rockefeller Center. Praised as a captivating biography by The Wall Street JournalAmerican Eden was also chosen as a New York Times Notable Book of 2018 and a finalist for the 2018 National Book Award in nonfiction. 

Victoria Johnson holds degrees from Yale and Columbia University. She works as an associate professor of urban policy and planning at Hunter College in New York City. 

Book signing and reception will follow the lecture. Tickets are $25. Reservations are required. 

DISCLAIMER: There is no member ticket discount for this event.

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