You're welcome! It's so fun and interesting to learn about historical figures that somehow get overlooked, in spite of the contributions they made. Or who are covered only briefly in school because there is so much to cover in history class that the focus has to be put on the biggest names. Rush is one of those figures who deserve to be better known. And thankfully, Stephen Fried writes a very easy-to-read biography, that goes quickly in spite of how thick the book is.
I'm a bit late visiting due to lots of travel lately. This sounds like a fascinating book - I'd never heard of Rush before. Congrats on finishing another Big Book this summer!
I was so surprised that I had never heard of him either! It's a shame that he is not better known, because he was such an interesting man who was influential during his own lifetime. Thanks for putting on this Big Book Summer challenge! I will definitely be joining in next year... I think that one of my McCullough books lines up nicely with it (I'm pretty sure that it is his largest book, "Truman"), which will be perfect.
I felt so badly for Dr. Rush's son who went crazy after the dual with his best friend. They didn't think that through did they? sigh. And the son was an alcoholic, which also goes into Dr. Rush's observation of strong drink. I think his main failure was his stubbornness of bleeding patients. it's amazing how these men of science come to realize things that are already mentioned in the Bible. But the book was really well written. I think we forget the signers of the declaration were in extreme danger and some lost their homes, family. The british soldiers were very violent and vulgar and women ran to the forests if they knew they were coming, to try to avoid them. yes! Excellent point of comparison of Dr. Rush vs Benjamin Franklin.
And the dual was for such a petty, stupid reason (even more than was usual for duels); so very sad. Dr. Rush was a product of his time, to a certain extent, when it came to bleeding patients, and there was also a certain desperation when patients kept dying of yellow fever and nothing seemed to work. Science just hadn't reached the point of understanding germ theory yet. I can only imagine how helplessness many doctors felt as they fought diseases they were ill-equipped to combat. Rush could definitely be hard-headed, especially if he felt like he was receiving unfair backlash, but to be completely just to him, none of his cohorts had really come up with anything that was that much more effective. It would be approximately 50 to 100 years before big names like Louis Pasteur and Joseph Lister started making their mark on medical science and changing the way diseases were thought of and treated. With his boundless curiosity, I think that Rush would have loved to see such innovation in its infancy. It's a shame that he died relatively young, especially when one considers that his dear friend John Adams - in spite of being 10 years older - lived 15 years longer. Rush put his life and health in risk so many times for the sake of his patients; I guess that contributed to his relatively early demise. I don't know if this is the comment you thought was shadowbanned, or if you reposted a response to this video. Thanks for taking the time to respond in spite of UA-cam not cooperating.
@@tahlia__nerds_out Your responses are coming through just fine. It's when I go to respond that they disappear, unless I strike the line through them. And I forget to copy it before the comment disappears and I have to start all over and usually can't. I don't have the time to deal with the censorship of utoob. Love your comments on Dr. Rush. Yes! agree with all you said. 👍👍
How do you strike a line through your comment? You are not the first person I’ve seen do so, and I have no idea how it is done. I hate when comments disappear after I’ve put time and thought into crafting them. I post *very* long comments, and have lost comments frequently enough that I’ve gotten into the habit of copying what I’m typing up before I post it. I’m trying to remember to save a document of responses I’ve put a lot of effort into in case they disappear. The shadowbanning on this platform is weird and annoying. Conversations like this are why I started booktube (the one about Rush, not the one about shadowbanning). Most people in my life start glazing over when I start “filibustering”, so here I get to go on and on to my heart’s content.
@@tahlia__nerds_out Put a dash -and then the comment and end with a dash- I enjoy having conversations with viewers in the comment section too. And from people around the world which is so wonderful.
Just getting ready to start this book 😊
That's great; I hope that you enjoy it as much as I did!
Thanks for this review. I had not heard much about Rush before. The biography sounds really intriguing.
You're welcome! It's so fun and interesting to learn about historical figures that somehow get overlooked, in spite of the contributions they made. Or who are covered only briefly in school because there is so much to cover in history class that the focus has to be put on the biggest names. Rush is one of those figures who deserve to be better known. And thankfully, Stephen Fried writes a very easy-to-read biography, that goes quickly in spite of how thick the book is.
I'm a bit late visiting due to lots of travel lately. This sounds like a fascinating book - I'd never heard of Rush before. Congrats on finishing another Big Book this summer!
And I liked that quote about waiting for a doctor, too!
I was so surprised that I had never heard of him either! It's a shame that he is not better known, because he was such an interesting man who was influential during his own lifetime.
Thanks for putting on this Big Book Summer challenge! I will definitely be joining in next year... I think that one of my McCullough books lines up nicely with it (I'm pretty sure that it is his largest book, "Truman"), which will be perfect.
I felt so badly for Dr. Rush's son who went crazy after the dual with his best friend. They didn't think that through did they? sigh. And the son was an alcoholic, which also goes into Dr. Rush's observation of strong drink. I think his main failure was his stubbornness of bleeding patients. it's amazing how these men of science come to realize things that are already mentioned in the Bible. But the book was really well written. I think we forget the signers of the declaration were in extreme danger and some lost their homes, family. The british soldiers were very violent and vulgar and women ran to the forests if they knew they were coming, to try to avoid them. yes! Excellent point of comparison of Dr. Rush vs Benjamin Franklin.
And the dual was for such a petty, stupid reason (even more than was usual for duels); so very sad.
Dr. Rush was a product of his time, to a certain extent, when it came to bleeding patients, and there was also a certain desperation when patients kept dying of yellow fever and nothing seemed to work. Science just hadn't reached the point of understanding germ theory yet. I can only imagine how helplessness many doctors felt as they fought diseases they were ill-equipped to combat. Rush could definitely be hard-headed, especially if he felt like he was receiving unfair backlash, but to be completely just to him, none of his cohorts had really come up with anything that was that much more effective. It would be approximately 50 to 100 years before big names like Louis Pasteur and Joseph Lister started making their mark on medical science and changing the way diseases were thought of and treated. With his boundless curiosity, I think that Rush would have loved to see such innovation in its infancy. It's a shame that he died relatively young, especially when one considers that his dear friend John Adams - in spite of being 10 years older - lived 15 years longer. Rush put his life and health in risk so many times for the sake of his patients; I guess that contributed to his relatively early demise.
I don't know if this is the comment you thought was shadowbanned, or if you reposted a response to this video. Thanks for taking the time to respond in spite of UA-cam not cooperating.
@@tahlia__nerds_out Your responses are coming through just fine. It's when I go to respond that they disappear, unless I strike the line through them. And I forget to copy it before the comment disappears and I have to start all over and usually can't. I don't have the time to deal with the censorship of utoob. Love your comments on Dr. Rush. Yes! agree with all you said. 👍👍
How do you strike a line through your comment? You are not the first person I’ve seen do so, and I have no idea how it is done.
I hate when comments disappear after I’ve put time and thought into crafting them. I post *very* long comments, and have lost comments frequently enough that I’ve gotten into the habit of copying what I’m typing up before I post it. I’m trying to remember to save a document of responses I’ve put a lot of effort into in case they disappear. The shadowbanning on this platform is weird and annoying.
Conversations like this are why I started booktube (the one about Rush, not the one about shadowbanning). Most people in my life start glazing over when I start “filibustering”, so here I get to go on and on to my heart’s content.
@@tahlia__nerds_out Put a dash -and then the comment and end with a dash- I enjoy having conversations with viewers in the comment section too. And from people around the world which is so wonderful.