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Ancient history, or Annals of Kentucky: with a survey of the ancient monuments of North America, and a tabular view of the principal languages and pri

Ancient history, or Annals of Kentucky: with a survey of the ancient monuments of North America, and a tabular view of the principal languages and pri

S. Rafinesque, C.

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LinguisticsArchaeology19th Century United States History

ISBN10: 9353708338
ISBN13: 9789353708337
Publisher: Alpha Edition
Published: Jun 1 2019
Pages: 48
Weight: 0.16
Height: 0.12 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
Before Kentucky had towns, it had stories written in earth. C. S. Rafinesque's Ancient History, or Annals of Kentucky is an audacious antiquarian history chronicle that ranges from the early Kentucky frontier to the widest questions of human origins. Rafinesque, a restless polymath, writes with the urgency of a witness, determined to fix memory before it vanishes under settlement. Time leaves stubborn traces behind. Blending kentucky pioneer era history with reports of native american mound monuments and other north american ancient earthworks, Rafinesque gathers traditions, artefacts, and early accounts into a vivid early american history book for readers who like their past immediate and strange. Written at the height of nineteenth century historical scholarship, this work stands at the crossroads of local history genealogy reference and big-picture speculation, including mound builder mythology studies that shaped how America imagined its deep past. Read now, it captures an early moment when archaeology, folklore, and philology were still being invented, and when Kentucky's past was being argued into print. Its ambitious ethnology and linguistics survey offers a tabular attempt at indigenous languages classification alongside notes on peoples far beyond Kentucky, revealing both the curiosity and the limits of its era. It is challenging, fascinating, and still unapologetically original. Republished by Alpha Editions in a careful modern edition, this volume preserves the spirit of the original while making it effortless to enjoy today - a complete original text edition for casual browsers, serious researchers, and classic-book collectors who value rare ideas in durable form.

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