Features
- Cover Type: Paperback with 288 pages
- Published by: Paraview Pocket Books April 8, 2003
- Written in: English
- ISBN 10 Number: 0743469755
- ISBN 13 Number: 978-0743469753
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Book Dimensions:
8.3 x 5.3 x 0.8 inches
- Weighs: 9.4 ounces
Product Description
For years, scientists and researchers have studied, speculated about, and searched for an enigmatic creature that is legendary in the annals of American folklore. Now, learn the truth about
BIGFOOT!In this fascinating and comprehensive look at the fact, fiction, and fable of the North American "Sasquatch," award-winning author Loren Coleman takes readers on a journey into America's biggest mystery -- could an unrecognized "ape" be living in our midst? Drawing on over forty years of investigations, interviews, and fieldwork on these incredible beasts, Coleman explores the modern debates about these powerful, ape-like creatures, why they have remained a mystery for so long, and what we can learn about ourselves from these animals, our nearest cousins!
From reports of Bigfoot's existence found in ancient Native American traditions, to the controversial Patterson-Gimlin film of a Bigfoot in the wild, to today's Internet sites that record the sightings almost as soon as they occur, Coleman uncovers the past, explains the present, and considers the future of one of the greatest unsolved mysteries in the natural world.
About The Author
Loren Coleman is one of the world's leading cryptozoologists and Bigfoot researchers. A Life Member of the International Society of Cryptozoology, Coleman is the author of twenty books, including the extremely popular
Mysterious America: The Revised Edition, and
Mothman and Other Curious Encounters. He is a frequent guest on radio and television programs, and appeared in the FX Channel's
Search for the Mothman. Coleman has taught documentary film, cryptozoology, and anthropology courses at New England universities since 1980. He can be reached at PO Box 360, Portland, Maine, 04112, USA, or by e-mail at Bigfoot@LorenColeman.com.
Reader Reviews'Bigfoot', the very word brings forward an image of a hundred grainy snapshots of men bumbling around in monkey suits, blatantly faked footprints and a thousand lurid stories ususally found in 'the Enquirer'. So any reputable scientist generally can dismiss the whole thing as summer sunshine. I was a skeptic myself before I read this book. But the vexing problem is there has been credible sights of 'something' in the woods that are none of the above things. Credible people seeing incredible things. So what is this all about? 'Hominds' have been sighted repeatedly in every state in the US and the provinces of Canada. There are the ubiquitous footprints, snapshots, movie film, (...)matter, nests as well as the numerous visual sightings. There have also, unfortunately, been enough fakes scams fabrications and hoaxes to frustrate even the most objectively minded reader. Loren Coleman is a noted investigator and cyptobiologist. He objectively reviews the truly mysterious cases (there are more then the average reader might think) as well as the 'tainted' cases and even the (...)evidence. There is a logical breakdown and classification of the different 'groups'(species) of the hominds with examples of sightings. This book is well researched yet very readable for the layman. I will freely admit that I don't quite know what to think of "Bigfoot" but this book has convinced me that there is a distinct possibility that such a creature or creatures could still exist. Mr Coleman argues a good case here and I would recommend this book to the objective reader.
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