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Andrew Jackson Goes to the Beach - Photo 3
Visits to the seashore and sea-bathing had started to become popular in the late 18th century. Doctors recommended such excursions to cure a variety of ills and Jackson probably had every one of them. One particular advocate of sea-bathing was Dr. William Buchan who wrote of it in his Domestic Medicine. The 22nd edition of Dr. Buchan’s book is in the Jackson library at The Hermitage
- Credit
- Andrew Jackson's Hermitage Collections