Ashbel Smith of Texas: Pioneer, Patriot, Statesman, 1805-1886 by Elizabeth Silverthorne

Ashbel Smith of Texas: Pioneer, Patriot, Statesman, 1805-1886

Elizabeth Silverthorne

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Though three times burned in effigy for his political activities, Ashbel Smith was an admired and influential leader in nineteenth-century Texas. A doctor educated at Yale and abroad, the "father of Texas medicine" championed higher standards of m...

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