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More copies of this ISBN:This title in other formats:Mysterious America: The Ultimate Guide to the Nation's Weirdest Wonders, Strangest Spots, and Creepiest Creaturesby Loren Coleman
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:Bestselling author and noted cryptozoologist Loren Coleman set out on the ultimate mission: to uncover the fun and intriguing phenomena that exist right here in the United States. In Mysterious America, a fun and compulsively readable guidebook to America's most popular local legends, he prepares readers for their own adventure — where to find the unbelievable spectacles on their journey, including:
Coleman's witty insight and astonishing experiences will captivate followers of Charles Fort and just-plain-curious readers alike. For, as Coleman frankly reveals, these strange creatures and unimaginable wonders may lie just beyond your own backyard.... Review:"An entertaining and open-minded book...A useful reference tool as well as a record of the unexplained." -- Library Journal Synopsis:A fun and witty guide to America's most popular local legends, Loren Coleman's highly-praised, 1983 classic work, Mysterious America, has been thoroughly updated for this revised edition. This new edition contains an invaluable, never-before-published index; two completely new chapters, "Giant Catfish" and "Minnesota Iceman"; a new list, "The American Lion," with 141 entries; several extensively rewritten chapters, "A Case Study: The Dover Demon," "The Teleporting Animals and Magnolia," "The Phantom Panthers," "Maned Mystery Cats," "Mystery Kangaroos and Devil Monkeys," "Eastern Bigfoot: Momo and Marked Hominids"; and new material and updates to several chapters, "Devil Names and Fortean Places," "Alligators in the Sewers," "Giant Snakes," "Lake Monsters," "Champ," "The Jersey Devil," "The Phantom Clown." Table of ContentsPreface to the 2001 Edition On the Road Again... Introduction Chapter 1 Reflections of a Traveling American Fortean Chapter 2 A Couple of Side Trips into the Unknown Chapter 3 Devil Names and Fortean Places Chapter 4 Things That Go Bump in the Bay State Creatures aPlenty... Chapter 5 A Case Study: The Dover Demon Chapter 6 Teleporting Animals and Magnolia Chapter 7 Alligators in the Sewers Chapter 8 Giant Snakes Chapter 9 Lake Monsters Chapter 10 Giant Catfish Chapter 11 Champ Chapter 12 The Phantom Panthers Chapter 13 Maned Mystery Cats Chapter 14 Mystery Kangaroos and Devil Monkeys Chapter 15 Eastern Bigfoot: Momo and Marked Hominids Chapter 16 The North American Ape Chapter 17 Minnesota Iceman Phantoms Afield... Chapter 18 The Jersey Devil Chapter 19 Kelly's Little Men Chapter 20 The Mad Gasser of Mattoon and His Kin Chapter 21 The Phantom Clowns Fireside Thinking... Chapter 22 The Name Game Chapter 23 Some Concluding Thoughts After Some Years "On the Trail" The Lists... Appendix I The American Lion Appendix II Spook Lights Appendix III Erratic Crocodilians and Teleporting 'Gators Appendix IV Phantom Ships Appendix V A Few Bedeviled Places Appendix VI Lake and River Monsters of North America Appendix VII A Regional Bibliography Acknowledgments Index What Our Readers Are SayingBe the first to add a comment for a chance to win!Product Details
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