Samuel Thomson and the Poetry of Botanic Medicine, 1810-1860

by John S. Haller Jr.

This particular collection of poetry concerns the development of the botanical medical sect known as Thomsonism, and its founder, Samuel Thomson (1769-1843). Beginning his professional career as an itinerant healer traveling a circuit among the small towns and villages of Maine , New Hampshire , and Massachusetts , Thomson transformed his medical practice into a successful business enterprise whose agents and sub-agents sold several hundred thousand...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1541338618
• ISBN13: 9781541338616
• Release Date: December 2016
• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 170 Pages
• Weight: 0.69 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.4" x 6.0"