Was George Washington Really the Father of Our Country?: A Clinical Geneticist Looks at World History

by Robert Marion

In the tradition of Richard Shenkman's popular history books, Dr. Robert Marion takes a revisionist look at our past and shows how genetic abnormalities may have affected the decisions and actions of... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0201622556
• ISBN13: 9780201622553
• Release Date: January 1994
• Publisher: Addison Wesley Publishing Company
• Length: 206 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.4" x 9.5"

Customer Reviews

History makes genetics more interesting.

As a genetics student, I found it incredibly interesting to look at historical figures and figure out why or why not they may have had a particular genetic disease. I think this book would be interesting for anyone who may want to learn more about genetic diseases because it makes it much more interesting knowing who these people are that the diseases may relate to. Robert Marion ties together historical, genetic, and social perspectives. He brings up speculative points such as how the person and the world might have been different if the historical figure had not had the disease, how the disease made them become that historical figure. It's a book that keeps you hooked like a mystery novel and is not too technical for anyone to read.