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"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."

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Author:   Loren Coleman
Publisher:   Simon & Schuster
Imprint:   Simon & Schuster
Dimensions:   Width: 13.50cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 21.00cm
Weight:   0.263kg
ISBN:  

9780743469753

ISBN 10:   0743469755
Pages:   288
Publication Date:   22 April 2003
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   No Longer Our Product
Availability:   Awaiting stock  
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Table of Contents

"Introduction  PART 1 Bigfoot Stomps into the Twenty-First Century 1 The Summer of Sasquatch  2 Strange Cast of Skookum  PART 2 A Look Back 3 Native Traditions   4 Wildmen, Gorillas, and Ape Canyon   5 Fruit Crate Label Art and Ruby Creek   6 ""Bigfoot"" Discovered  7 Bigfoot Filmed   8 Frozen Man   9 Bossburg, Momo, and Other Flaps  10 On the Trail in the Midwest   PART 3 Reflections 11 Myakka and Other Southern Apes   12 High Strangeness   13 Sex and the Single Sasquatch   14 The Changing Image of Bigfoot   15 The Bigfooters  16 Three Big Questions   Appendix A Twenty Best Places to See Bigfoot   Appendix B Scientific-Quality Replica Bigfoot Track Casts   On the Matter of Style  Bibliography   Index   Copyright © 2003 by Loren Coleman"

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Loren Coleman, M.S.W., has researched the Copycat Effect for more than two decades. Coleman has been an adjunct professor at various universities in New England since 1980 and a senior researcher with the Muskie School for Public Policy. He is currently the primary consultant for the State of Maine's Youth Suicide Prevention Initiative. The author, coauthor, or editor of more than twenty books, including the critically acclaimed work Suicide Clusters, lives in Portland, Maine.

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