Biography
Benjamin Rush was a physician, philosopher, educator, anti-slavery activist, writer, and a founding father of the United States.
For an extensive bibliography of works by and about him, see Nathan G. Goodman`s *Benjamin Rush - physician and citizen*, pages 379-406
https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015066059877;view=1up;seq=407
For an extensive bibliography of works by and about him, see Nathan G. Goodman`s *Benjamin Rush - physician and citizen*, pages 379-406
https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015066059877;view=1up;seq=407
Books by Benjamin Rush
An account of the manners of the German inhabitants of Pennsylvania, written 1789
Medical Inquiries And Observations Upon The Diseases Of The Mind
Syllabus of lectures
Benjamin Rush's lectures on the mind
An account of the sugar maple-
An account of the sugar maple-tree of the United States
Medical inquiries and observat
Medical inquiries and observations on the diseases of the mind
Sixteen introductory lectures
Sixteen introductory lectures
Excerpts from the writings of
Excerpts from the writings of Benjamin Rush, M.D
An account of the manners of t
An account of the manners of the German inhabitants of Pennsylvania (1789)
Doctor Benjamin Rush's Inquiry
Doctor Benjamin Rush's Inquiry into the health and medical practices of Indians
Experiments and observations o
Experiments and observations on the mineral waters of Philadelphia, Abington, and Bristol
Two essays on the mind
Two essays on the mind
Address to the inhabitants of the British settlements, on the slavery of the negroes in America
Thoughts upon female education
Thoughts upon female education accomodated to the present state of society, manners, and government in the United States of America
An address on the slavery of t
An address on the slavery of the Negroes in America
A plan for the punishment of c
A plan for the punishment of crime
Letters of Benjamin Rush
Letters of Benjamin Rush
The autobiography of Benjamin Rush
The selected writings of Benjamin Rush
Benjamin Rush's Reminiscences
Benjamin Rush's Reminiscences of Boswell & Johnson
A letter by Dr. Benjamin Rush
A memorial containing travels through life or sundry incidents in the life of Dr. Benjamin Rush, born Dec. 24, 1745 (old style) died April 19, 1813
An enquiry into the origin of
An enquiry into the origin of the late epidemic fever in Philadelphia
Sixteen introductory lectures
Sixteen introductory lectures to courses of lectures upon the institutes and practice of medicine, with a syllabus of the latter
Old family letters relating to
Old family letters relating to the yellow fever
An account of the causes and i
An account of the causes and indications of longevity, and of the state of the body and mind in old age
An inquiry into the influence
An inquiry into the influence of physical causes upon the moral faculty
On the influence of physical c
On the influence of physical causes on the moral faculty
The little orator for boys and
The little orator for boys and girls
Extracts from Dr. Benjamin Rus
Extracts from Dr. Benjamin Rush's Inquiry into the effects of ardent spirits upon the human body and mind
Inquiry into the effects of ar
Inquiry into the effects of ardent spirits upon the human body and mind
The drunkard's emblem, or, An
The drunkard's emblem, or, An inquiry into the effects of ardent spirits upon the human body and mind
Remarks upon the hydrophobia
Remarks upon the hydrophobia
Medical inquiries and observations [vol. 2]
Sixteen introductory lectures
Sixteen introductory lectures to courses of lectures upon the institutes and practice of medicine
An inquiry into the effects of
An inquiry into the effects of ardent spirits upon the human body and mind
Defence of the use of the Bibl
Defence of the use of the Bible as a school-book
An inquiry into the various so
An inquiry into the various sources of the usual forms of summer [et] autumnal disease in the United States, and the means of preventing them
An inquiry into the various so
An inquiry into the various sources of the usual forms of summer & autumnal disease in the United States and the means of preventing them
An inquiry into the various so
An inquiry into the various sources of the usual forms of summer & autumnal diseases in the United States, and the means of preventing them
Relacion de la calentura bilio
Relacion de la calentura biliosa, remitente amarilla, que se manifestó en Filadelfia en el año de1793
Six introductory lectures to c
Six introductory lectures to courses of lectures upon the institute and practice of medicine
Six introductory lectures, to
Six introductory lectures, to courses of lectures, upon the institutes and practice of medicine
A report of an action for a li
A report of an action for a libel brought by Dr. Benjamin Rush against William Cobbett, in the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, December term, 1799, for certain defamatory publications in a news-paper, entitled Porcupine's gazette of which the said William Cobbett was editor
A report of an action for a li
A report of an action for a libel brought by Dr. Benjamin Rush, against William Cobbett
The effects of ardent spirits
The effects of ardent spirits upon the human body and mind
A second address to the citize
A second address to the citizens of Philadelphia
A second address to the citize
A second address to the citizens of Philadelphia, containing additional proofs of the domestic origin of the malignant bilious, or yellow fever
Observations upon the origin of the malignant bilious, or yellow fever in Philadelphia, and upon the means of preventing it
Second address to the citizens of Philadelphia, containing additional proofs of the domestic origin of the malignant bilious, or yellow fever
Three lectures upon animal lif
Three lectures upon animal life
Three lectures upon animal lif
Three lectures upon animal life, delivered in the University of Pennsylvania
A syllabus of a course of lect
A syllabus of a course of lectures on the institutes and practice of medicine
An inaugural dissertation on t
An inaugural dissertation on the colic
Essays, literary, moral & philosophical
An account of the bilious remi
An account of the bilious remitting yellow fever
An eulogium, intended to perpe
An eulogium, intended to perpetuate the memory of David Rittenhouse, late president of the American Philosophical Society
An eulogium, intended to perpetuate the memory of David Rittenhouse, late president of the American Philosophical Society, delivered before the Society in the First Presbyterian Church, in High-Street, Philadelphia, on the 17th Dec. 1796 ...
An eulogium, intended to perpe
An eulogium, intended to perpetuate the memory of David Rittenhouse, late president of the American Philosphical Society
Beschreibung des gelben fieber
Beschreibung des gelben fiebers
A syllabus of a course of lect
A syllabus of a course of lectures on the institutes of medicine
Poor Robin's almanac, for the
Poor Robin's almanac, for the year 1796
An account of the bilious remi
An account of the bilious remitting yellow fever as it appeared in the city of Philadelphia
An account of the bilious remitting yellow fever, as it appeared in the city of Philadelphia, in the year 1793
An account of the bilous remit
An account of the bilous remitting yellow fever
Medical inquiries and observations
An inaugural dissertation on g
An inaugural dissertation on general dropsy
Medical inquiries & observations
On the punishment of murder by
On the punishment of murder by death
An account of the sugar maple-
An account of the sugar maple-tree
An account of the sugar maple-
An account of the sugar maple-tree, of the United States, and of the methods of obtaining sugar from it
An inaugural dissertation, on
An inaugural dissertation, on the chemical and medical properties of the persimmon tree, and the analysis of astringent vegetables
Appendix, containing, The new
Appendix, containing, The new method of inoculating for the small-pox
Considerations on the injustic
Considerations on the injustice and impolicy of punishing murder by death
Extract of a letter from Dr. B
Extract of a letter from Dr. Benjamin Rush, of Philadelphia, to Granville Sharp
The new method of inoculating
The new method of inoculating for the small-pox
Untersuchung der Wirkungen öff
Untersuchung der Wirkungen öffentlicher Strafen auf die Verbrecher und auf die Gesellschaft
An inquiry into the effects of
An inquiry into the effects of spirituous liquors upon the human body, and their influence upon the happiness of Society. By Benjamin Rush, ..
Sermons to the rich and studio
Sermons to the rich and studious, on temperance and exercise
Thoughts upon the amusements a
Thoughts upon the amusements and punishments which are proper for schools
An enquiry into the effects of
An enquiry into the effects of spirituous liquors upon the human body, and their influence upon the happiness of society
An eulogium in honor of the la
An eulogium in honor of the late Dr. William Cullen, professor of the practice of physic in the University of Edinburgh
An inquiry into the effects of
An inquiry into the effects of spiritous liquors on the human body
An inquiry into the effects of
An inquiry into the effects of spirituous liquors on the human body
Information to Europeans who a
Information to Europeans who are disposed to migrate to the United States
Observations on the duties of
Observations on the duties of a physician, and the methods of improving medicine
An enquiry into the effects of
An enquiry into the effects of public punishments upon criminals and upon society
Thoughts upon female education
Thoughts upon female education
A plan for the establishment o
A plan for the establishment of public schools and the diffusion of knowledge in Pennsylvania
An oration, delivered before t
An oration, delivered before the American Philosophical Society held in Philadelphia, 27th of Feb., 1786
An oration, delivered before t
An oration, delivered before the American Philosophical Society, held in Philadelphia on the 27th of February, 1786
Directions for the use of the
Directions for the use of the mineral water and cold bath, at Harrogate, near Philadelphia
Observations upon the cause an
Observations upon the cause and cure of the tetanus
Considerations upon the presen
Considerations upon the present test-law of Pennsylvania
Considerations upon the presen
Considerations upon the present test-law of Pennsylvania: addressed to the legislature and freemen of the state
Syllabus of a course of lectur
Syllabus of a course of lectures on chemistry
Directions for preserving the
Directions for preserving the health of soldiers
Observations upon the present
Observations upon the present government of Pennsylvania
An address to the inhabitants
An address to the inhabitants of the British colonies in America, upon slave-keeping
An oration, delivered February
An oration, delivered February 4, 1774, before the American Philosophical Society, held at Philadelphia
A vindication of the Address t
A vindication of the Address to the inhabitants of the British settlements on the slavery of the Negroes in America in answer to a pamphlet entitled, Slavery not forbidden by Scripture, or, A defence of the West-India planters from the aspersions thrown out against them by the author of the Address
A vindication of the Address,
A vindication of the Address, to the inhabitants of the British settlements, on the slavery of the Negroes in America
An address to the inhabitants
An address to the inhabitants of the British settlements
An address to the inhabitants
An address to the inhabitants of the British settlements in America
An address to the inhabitants of the British settlements in America, upon slave-keeping
An address to the inhabitants
An address to the inhabitants of the British settlements on the slavery of Negroes in America ..
An address to the inhabitants of the British settlements, on the slavery of the Negroes in America
Experiments and observations o
Experiments and observations on the mineral waters of Philadelphia, Abington, and Bristol, in the province of Pennsylvania
Sermons to gentlemen upon temp
Sermons to gentlemen upon temperance and exercise
Sermons to the rich and studious, on temperance and exercise. With a dedication to Dr. Cadogan
Observations on the angina mal
Observations on the angina maligna: or, the putrid and ulcerous sore throat
Dissertatio physica inauguralis, de coctione ciborum in ventriculo
The sayings of Mrs. Ann Campbe
The sayings of Mrs. Ann Campbell immediately previous to her death