1. A brief history of the origin of the American Medical Association: the principles on which it was organized; the objects it was designed to accomplish; and how far they have been attained during the half-century of its existence Author(s): Davis, N. S. (Nathan Smith), 1817-1904, author Publication: Chicago : American Medical Association Press, 1897 Subject(s): Societies, Medical -- historyHistory, 19th CenturyUnited StatesAmerican Medical Association.