American Monsters

Author : W. Haden Blackman
Publisher : Three Rivers Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 280 pages
Book Rating : 4.20/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Field Guide to North American Monsters written by W. Haden Blackman and published by Three Rivers Press. This book was released on 1998 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This unique field guide draws on modern sightings, folklore, urban legends, and mythology to give novices all they need to begin a fearless foray into the world of monsterology. 75 photos.

Author : David J. Puglia
Publisher : University Press of Colorado
ISBN 13 : 1646421604
Total Pages : 381 pages
Book Rating : 4.02/5 ( download)

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Download or read book North American Monsters written by David J. Puglia and published by University Press of Colorado. This book was released on 2022-03-15 with total page 381 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mining a mountain of folklore publications, North American Monsters unearths decades of notable monster research. Nineteen folkloristic case studies from the last half-century examine legendary monsters in their native habitats, focusing on ostensibly living creatures bound to specific geographic locales. A diverse cast of scholars contemplate these alluring creatures, feared and beloved by the communities that host them—the Jersey Devil gliding over the Pine Barrens, Lieby wriggling through Lake Lieberman, Char-Man stalking the Ojai Valley, and many, many more. Embracing local stories, beliefs, and traditions while neither promoting nor debunking, North American Monsters aspires to revive scholarly interest in local legendary monsters and creatures and to encourage folkloristic monster legend sleuthing.

Author : Linda S. Godfrey
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 110159764X
Total Pages : 352 pages
Book Rating : 4.44/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Real Wolfmen written by Linda S. Godfrey and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2012-08-30 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What’s hiding in the woods? Here is the definitive account of today’s nationwide sightings of upright, canine creatures – which resemble traditional werewolves – and a thorough exploration of the nature and possible origins of the mysterious beast. “She has the ability to send chills up and down your spine.” —Brad Steiger, author of Real Ghosts, Restless Spirits, and Haunted Places “If you thought the likes of The Wolfman, The Twilight Saga: Eclipse, and Underworld had no basis in fact, it's time to think again!” —Nick Redfern, author of There's Something in the Woods “Real Wolfmen is a riveting work of amazing scope and depth. You’ll be hooked from the first page.”--Rosemary Ellen Guiley, author of The Encyclopedia of Vampires and Werewolves The U.S. has been invaded – if many dozens of eyewitnesses are to be believed – by upright, canine creatures that look like traditional werewolves and act as if they own our woods, fields, and highways. Sightings from coast to coast dating back to the 1930s compel us to ask exactly what these beasts are, and what they want. Researcher, author and newspaper reporter Linda S. Godfrey has been tracking the manwolf since the early 1990. In Real Wolfmen she presents the only large-scale cataloguing and investigation of reports of modern sightings of anomalous, upright canids. First-person accounts from Godfrey’s witnesses – who have encountered these creatures everywhere from outside their car windows to face-to-face on a late night stroll – describe the same human-sized canines: They are able to walk upright and hold food in their paws, interact fearlessly with humans, and suddenly and mysteriously disappear. Godfrey explores the most compelling cases from the modern history of such sightings, along with the latest reports, and undertakes a thorough exploration of the nature and possible origins of the creature.

Author : Linda S. Godfrey
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1101625287
Total Pages : 384 pages
Book Rating : 4.86/5 ( download)

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Download or read book American Monsters written by Linda S. Godfrey and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2014-08-28 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From pre-Columbian legends to modern-day eyewitness accounts, this comprehensive guide covers the history, sightings and lore surrounding the most mysterious monsters in America—including Bigfoot, the Jersey Devil, and more. Bigfoot, the chupacabra, and thunderbirds aren’t just figments of our overactive imaginations—according to thousands of eyewitnesses, they exist, in every corner of the United States. Throughout America’s history, shocked onlookers have seen unbelievable creatures of every stripe—from sea serpents to apelike beings, giant bats to monkeymen—in every region. Author, investigator, and creature expert Linda S. Godfrey brings the same fearless reporting she lent to Real Wolfmen to this essential guide, using historical record, present-day news reports, and eyewitness interviews to examine this hidden menagerie of America’s homegrown beasts.

Author : Jack Newfield
Publisher : Basic Books
ISBN 13 : 9781560255543
Total Pages : 377 pages
Book Rating : 4.44/5 ( download)

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Download or read book American Monsters written by Jack Newfield and published by Basic Books. This book was released on 2004 with total page 377 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With specially commissioned essays by veteran chroniclers such as Pete Hamill and Jimmy Breslin, this collection spotlights 40 profiles of history's most celebrated and notorious Americans: the corrupt, greedy, power-mad, and vicious betrayers of the dreams of fair play and equal opportunity.

Author : W. Scott Poole
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781481308823
Total Pages : 311 pages
Book Rating : 4.23/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Monsters in America written by W. Scott Poole and published by . This book was released on 2018-07-15 with total page 311 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Monsters are here to stay.--Christopher James Blythe "Journal of Religion and Popular Culture"

Author : Brandon M. Stickney
Publisher : Prometheus Books
ISBN 13 : 1615924930
Total Pages : 344 pages
Book Rating : 4.36/5 ( download)

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Download or read book All-American Monster written by Brandon M. Stickney and published by Prometheus Books. This book was released on 2009-12-04 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The serenity of America's heartland was shattered on the morning of April 19, 1995, when a massive explosion leveled one side of the Alfred P. Murrah federal building in Oklahoma City. In this riviting and revealing biography of Timothy McVeigh, the author explores McVeigh's childhood, his education, military service, and his efforts to find meaning in his life. Photo insert.

Author : Jason Offutt
Publisher : Llewellyn Worldwide
ISBN 13 : 0738760064
Total Pages : 384 pages
Book Rating : 4.63/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Chasing American Monsters written by Jason Offutt and published by Llewellyn Worldwide. This book was released on 2019-03-08 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: STEP RIGHT UP and BEHOLD a stupendous COLLECTION of over 250 FEARSOME and FANTASTICAL CREATURES from Every State in the Union! The Black Dog of Hanging Hills, the Tommyknockers of Pennsylvania, the Banshee of the Badlands—these beasts and hundreds more will hold you spellbound, unable to look away from their frightful features and their extraordinary stories. Come face to face with modern-day dinosaurs, extraterrestrials, dragons, lizard men, giants, and flying humanoids. This illustrated collection includes more than 250 monsters and cryptids that will make your hair stand on end when you hear something go bump in the night. From Alabama to Wyoming and everywhere in between, these enigmatic abominations lurk in the darkest corners and the deepest shadows. This eye-opening book details the origins, appearance, and behaviors of these bizarre creatures so that if you should come across a terrifying beast in the wild, you'll know exactly what you're dealing with. Praise: "Jason Offutt does a special service to the field of cryptozoology with this new book Chasing American Monsters. By keeping all of us up-to-date and incredibly informed—beyond the scope of lesser guidebooks—we have a better head start on knowing where to look for these cryptids. Highly recommended."—Loren Coleman, author of Cryptozoology A to Z and director of the International Cryptozoology Museum

Author : Nathan Ballingrud
Publisher : Small Beer Press
ISBN 13 : 1618730614
Total Pages : 191 pages
Book Rating : 4.19/5 ( download)

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Download or read book North American Lake Monsters written by Nathan Ballingrud and published by Small Beer Press. This book was released on 2013-06-28 with total page 191 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nathan Ballingrud's Shirley Jackson Award winning debut collection is a shattering and luminous experience not to be missed by those who love to explore the darker parts of the human psyche. Monsters, real and imagined, external and internal, are the subject. They are us and we are them and Ballingrud's intense focus makes these stories incredibly intense and irresistible. These are love stories. And also monster stories. Sometimes these are monsters in their traditional guises, sometimes they wear the faces of parents, lovers, or ourselves. The often working-class people in these stories are driven to extremes by love. Sometimes, they are ruined; sometimes redeemed. All are faced with the loneliest corners of themselves and strive to find an escape. Nathan Ballingrud was born in Massachusetts but has spent most of his life in the South. He worked as a bartender in New Orleans and New York City and a cook on offshore oil rigs. His story "The Monsters of Heaven" won the inaugural Shirley Jackson Award. He lives in Asheville, North Carolina, with his daughter.

Author : Elwood D. Baumann
Publisher : Franklin Watts
ISBN 13 : 9780531022467
Total Pages : 121 pages
Book Rating : 4.63/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Monsters of North America written by Elwood D. Baumann and published by Franklin Watts. This book was released on 1978-01-01 with total page 121 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents accounts of encounters with six unidentified creatures in the United States and Canada.