Synopses & Reviews
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."
Review
"An entertaining and open-minded book...A useful reference tool as well as a record of the unexplained."andlt;BRandgt; -- andlt;iandgt;Library Journalandlt;/iandgt;
Synopsis
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:
- Phantom panthers haunting eastern North America
- Bay State ghosts and spirits
- Mad gassers in Illinois
- Champ, the famous Lake Champlain monster
- The Minnesota Iceman
- The Missouri Momo and the infamous Eastern Bigfoot
- And many more
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....
About the Author
andlt;Bandgt;Loren Coleman, M.S.W.,andlt;/Bandgt; 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 andlt;Iandgt;Suicide Clusters,andlt;/Iandgt; lives in Portland, Maine.