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1 online resource (275 pages) |
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polychrome |
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text file |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Abbreviations; Chronology; Preface; Introduction; Chapter 1 In the Beginning; Chapter 2 The Newcomer in Botanical Paradise, 1802-1805; Chapter 3 Sicily, 1805-1815; Chapter 4 American Science and Natural History in Rafinesque's Time; Chapter 5 Return to America, 1815-1818; Chapter 6 Going West, 1818; Chapter 7 Kentucky, 1819-1826; Chapter 8 The World of Finance and Banking; Chapter 9 Travels and Farewell to Lexington; Chapter 10 The Medicine Man; Chapter 11 History, Archaeology, and Linguistics; Chapter 12 Walam Olum; Chapter 13 Botany and Zoology. |
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Chapter 14 Last Years in PhiladelphiaChapter 15 Last Days; Epilogue; Notes; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z. |
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Constantine Samuel Rafinesque was a quintessential nineteenth-century American scientist and naturalist. Exalted by some, cursed by others, Rafinesque gave Latin names to over 6,700 plant species, was acknowledged by Darwin for his early insights into biological variation, and is frequently mentioned in the great natural history archives. Yet he has been almost forgotten in our own day. During his long career, which included some five years as an innovative professor at Transylvania University in Kentucky, Rafinesque's colorful and sometimes difficult personality led to troubles with his colle. |
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eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
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Rafinesque, C. S. (Constantine Samuel), 1783-1840.
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Rafinesque, C. S. (Constantine Samuel), 1783-1840. |
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Naturalists -- United States -- Biography.
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Naturalists. |
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United States. |
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Biographies.
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Electronic books.
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Biographies.
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Print version: Warren, Leonard. Constantine Samuel Rafinesque : A Voice in the American Wilderness. Lexington : The University Press of Kentucky, ©2015 9780813123165 |
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9780813149622 (electronic book) |
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0813149622 (electronic book) |
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