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Was the nineteenth-century naturalist C. S. Rafinesque insane? Did he die in abject poverty? Just what is the value of his contributions to scientific nomenclature? Charles Boewe s Profiles of Rafinesque takes up these questions and others.
Among early naturalist, C. S. Rafinesque is second only to John James Audubon in the volume of commentary that has been written about him and his works. In contrast to Audubon, however, he has yet to receive an adequate biography. In this volume, Charles Boewe collects the essays of thirteen writers to provide the most comprehensive portrait now...

This volume assembles a group of documents that fill an important gap in the history of North American archaeology. The writings of John D. Clifford and his friend, C. S. Rafinesque, eluded widespread attention during their initial appearance in the early 1800s before falling into complete obscurity. Nevertheless, they proved to be a critical influence on much of the archaeological work that did gather notice in that era and afterward.
As Charles Boewe observes in his introduction, European speculation about the indigenous peoples of the New World began with its discovery, but it was the...