American monsters : a history of monster lore, legends, and sightings in America
Title:
American monsters : a history of monster lore, legends, and sightings in America
Author:
Godfrey, Linda S., author.
Personal Author:
Publication Information:
New York : Jeremy P. Tarcher/Penguin, a member of Penguin Group (USA), [2014]
Physical Description:
367 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
Summary:
"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"--
Language:
English
Contents:
Monsters by air. Feathered friends ; Batsquatch ; Moth-mania ; Untimely pterosaurs ; The Jersey Devil : monster of the Pines ; Challenge of the Chupacabras ; Dragons and the American gargoyle ; Quetzalcoatl and other dragons of the ancient Americas -- Monsters by sea. Aquatic aliens : unidentified submarine objects ; Mermaids : people acting fishy ; The Florida Gator Man ; Serpents of the sea ; American Kraken : giant squids of Humboldt Bay ; The St. Augustine monster and other gruesome globsters ; Inland lake monsters ; Native American water spirits ; Seeking aquatic answers : from Archelon to Zeuglodon -- Monsters by land. Upright canine monsters ; Native American ice, bone, and cannibal monsters ; Unholy hybrids and other mammals ; Reptoids, cold-blooded conundrums ; Freakish felines and odd dogs ; Watch for the Sasquatch ; Author encounters.
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ISBN:
9780399165542
Format :
Book
