LEADER 03077nam 2200601 450 001 9910787206103321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a0-8131-8879-2 010 $a0-8131-4962-2 035 $a(CKB)3710000000333834 035 $a(EBL)1914950 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001432891 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11995079 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001432891 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11406272 035 $a(PQKB)11664698 035 $a(OCoLC)897379735 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse43739 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1914950 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr11011809 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL690696 035 $a(OCoLC)900344319 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1914950 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000333834 100 $a20150204h20042004 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aConstantine Samuel Rafinesque $ea voice in the American wilderness /$fLeonard Warren 210 1$aLexington, Kentucky :$cThe University Press of Kentucky,$d2004. 210 4$dİ2004 215 $a1 online resource (275 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-322-59414-7 311 $a0-8131-2316-X 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aCover; 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 327 $aChapter 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 330 $aConstantine 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 606 $aNaturalists$zUnited States$vBiography 615 0$aNaturalists 676 $a508/.092 676 $aB 700 $aWarren$b Leonard$f1924-$01472087 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910787206103321 996 $aConstantine Samuel Rafinesque$93684709 997 $aUNINA