Vegetable Diet: As Sanctioned by Medical Men, and by Experience in All Ages

William Andrus Alcott (1798–1859), a pioneering figure in the 19th century American educational and health reform movements, was best known for his advocacy of vegetarianism and temperance. Alcott, a cousin of 'Little Women' author Louisa May Alcott, played a significant role in the early development of the American Vegetarian Society and was an ardent promoter of diet reform, physical education, ...