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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.
A pioneer in the strange art and ambiguous science of zo phagy-that
is, of studying animals by eating them-British natural historian
FRANCIS TREVELYAN BUCKLAND (1826-1880) was a wildly popular speaker
and writer of the Victorian era. In his classic four-volume
Curiosities of Natural History, published between 1857 and 1872, he
shared his love of creatures exotic and mysterious with readers who
devoured his charming and erudite essays much in the same way he
devoured his animal subjects. "If there is one person that I would
have expected to have captured a sea serpent in the 19th century
for the sole purpose of eating it, it would be Frank Buckland,"
writes cryptozoologist Loren Coleman in his new introduction to
Buckland's series. One of the founding grandfathers of
cryptozoology, the discipline that investigates animal mysteries,
Buckland was not "a wild-eyed 'true believer' in anything strange,"
insists Coleman, but brought, instead, "a skeptical, open-minded
approach" to his work. Indeed, here, in the "fourth series" of
Curiosities of Natural History, Buckland's erudition is clear in
his animated discussions of, among many other things, measuring a
French giant, the "woolly woman of Hayti," performing fleas, six
thousand parakeets, the intemperance of salmon, and fossil pork.
This new edition, a replica of the 1888 "Popular Edition," is part
of Cosimo's Loren Coleman Presents series. LOREN COLEMAN is author
of numerous books of cryptozoology, including Bigfoot : The True
Story of Apes in America and Mothman and Other Curious Encounters.
A pioneer in the strange art and ambiguous science of zo phagy-that
is, of studying animals by eating them-British natural historian
FRANCIS TREVELYAN BUCKLAND (1826-1880) was a wildly popular speaker
and writer of the Victorian era. In his classic four-volume
Curiosities of Natural History, published between 1857 and 1872, he
shared his love of creatures exotic and mysterious with readers who
devoured his charming and erudite essays much in the same way he
devoured his animal subjects. "If there is one person that I would
have expected to have captured a sea serpent in the 19th century
for the sole purpose of eating it, it would be Frank Buckland,"
writes cryptozoologist Loren Coleman in his new introduction to
Buckland's series. One of the founding grandfathers of
cryptozoology, the discipline that investigates animal mysteries,
Buckland was not "a wild-eyed 'true believer' in anything strange,"
insists Coleman, but brought, instead, "a skeptical, open-minded
approach" to his work. Indeed, here, in the "third series" of
Curiosities of Natural History, Buckland's erudition is clear in
his animated discussions of, among many other things, a monster
lobster, a zoological auction, traps for wild monkeys, the
sensation of camel-riding, and determining the temperature of a
porpoise's breath. This new edition, a replica of the 1888 "Popular
Edition," is part of Cosimo's Loren Coleman Presents series. LOREN
COLEMAN is author of numerous books of cryptozoology, including
Bigfoot : The True Story of Apes in America and Mothman and Other
Curious Encounters.
A pioneer in the strange art and ambiguous science of zo phagy-that
is, of studying animals by eating them-British natural historian
FRANCIS TREVELYAN BUCKLAND (1826-1880) was a wildly popular speaker
and writer of the Victorian era. In his classic four-volume
Curiosities of Natural History, published between 1857 and 1872, he
shared his love of creatures exotic and mysterious with readers who
devoured his charming and erudite essays much in the same way he
devoured his animal subjects. "If there is one person that I would
have expected to have captured a sea serpent in the 19th century
for the sole purpose of eating it, it would be Frank Buckland,"
writes cryptozoologist Loren Coleman in his new introduction to
Buckland's series. One of the founding grandfathers of
cryptozoology, the discipline that investigates animal mysteries,
Buckland was not "a wild-eyed 'true believer' in anything strange,"
insists Coleman, but brought, instead, "a skeptical, open-minded
approach" to his work. Indeed, here, in the "second series" of
Curiosities of Natural History, Buckland's erudition is clear in
his animated discussions of, among many other things, a dish of
fossil fish, a gamekeeper's museum, the gypsy mode of cooking
hedgehogs, and practical uses for whale bones. This new edition, a
replica of the original 1871 seventh edition, is part of Cosimo's
Loren Coleman Presents series. LOREN COLEMAN is author of numerous
books of cryptozoology, including Bigfoot : The True Story of Apes
in America and Mothman and Other Curious Encounters.
A pioneer in the strange art and ambiguous science of zophagy-that
is, of studying animals by eating them-British natural historian
FRANCIS TREVELYAN BUCKLAND (1826-1880) was a wildly popular speaker
and writer of the Victorian era. In his classic four-volume
Curiosities of Natural History, published between 1857 and 1872, he
shared his love of creatures exotic and mysterious with readers who
devoured his charming and erudite essays much in the same way he
devoured his animal subjects. If there is one person that I would
have expected to have captured a sea serpent in the 19th century
for the sole purpose of eating it, it would be Frank Buckland,
writes cryptozoologist Loren Coleman in his new introduction to
Buckland's series. One of the founding grandfathers of
cryptozoology, the discipline that investigates animal mysteries,
Buckland was not a wild-eyed 'true believer' in anything strange,
insists Coleman, but brought, instead, a skeptical, open-minded
approach to his work. Indeed, here, in the first series of
Curiosities of Natural History, Buckland's erudition is clear in
his animated discussions of, among many other things, the stupidity
of newts, French sailors eating rats, skinning a boa constrictor,
how a fish might drown, and the cunning of monkeys. This new
edition, a replica of the original 1858 third edition, is part of
Cosimo's Loren Coleman Presents series. LOREN COLEMAN is author of
numerous books of cryptozoology, including Bigfoot : The True Story
of Apes in America and Mothman and Other Curious Encounters.
In this compelling compilation of evidence, researcher Mark Hall
presents the case for terrifying, monstrous bird that has roamed
our continents since the days of the ancient legends of the
Thunderbird. Some very large birds are being sighted in the skies
over North America. Described as an enormous black bird with a
white ring around its long neck and a wingspan of up to 20 feet and
more, this giant bird of prey has been sighted from Alaska, Canada,
and the Pacific Northwest, and into the Midwest, Appalachia, and
Pennsylvania. The accounts are puzzling and hard to believe yet
eyewitnesses swear by what they saw. Evidence from around the world
indicates that our ancestors knew and feared the bird, which can
carry away small children and animals.
Eclectic British scholar SABINE BARING-GOULD (1834-1924) inspired
My Fair Lady, wrote the hymn "Onward Christian Soldiers," and
published more than five hundred literary works. Among his foremost
folkloric studies is 1865's The Book of Werewolves, the first
serious academic study of the shape-shifters of mythological lore.
"This work is the most frequently cited early study of lycanthropy
and is regarded by most scholars as the foundation work in the
field," says cryptozoologist Loren Coleman in his new introduction.
"The Book of Werewolves was so visionary that it foresaw that
future discussions within werewolf studies would necessarily travel
down many side paths. Indeed, midway through The Book of
Werewolves, Baring-Gould treks into the shadowy world of crimes
vaguely connected to werewolves, including serial murders, grave
desecration, and cannibalism." This new edition, complete with the
original illustrations, is part of Cosimo's Loren Coleman Presents
series. LOREN COLEMAN is author of numerous books of cryptozoology,
including Bigfoot : The True Story of Apes in America and Mothman
and Other Curious Encounters.
Mysterious and strange are the ocean depths, but pioneering
cyptozoologist ANTOON CORNELIS OUDEMANS (1858-1943) attempted to
bring some order to the realm with this 1892 survey of the reports
of monsters of the sea, the first of its kind. Gathering sightings
from around the globe and across the centuries, Oudemans eliminates
the obvious hoaxes or honest mistakes and then, from dozens of
legitimate sighting, draws conclusions about sea-serpent
physiology, geographic distribution, and more. This astonishing
book "still influences thoughts and theories about the great
unknowns in the oceans," says cryptozoologist Loren Coleman in his
new introduction in this edition, part of Cosimo's Loren Coleman
Presents series.
"Night-attack of wolves in Mongolia." "Nearly fatal combat with a
kangaroo." "Comic scenes with the Elephant." "Captain Herriman
examines a supposed Sea-serpent." This charming book, published by
British naturalist PHILIP HENRY GOSSE (1810-1888) in 1860, was a
best seller in its day, and no wonder: this is a passionate
around-the-world journey through nature both wild and serene... and
mysterious. "In the annals of cryptozoology," says cryptozoologist
Loren Coleman in his new introduction, "Gosse is credited as one of
the grandfathers of the discipline... In this book, one finds his
records of the sea serpent, giant snakes, African unicorn, South
America ape, and Ceylonese devil-bird, reflecting this early
interest in romantic zoology, the precursor of cryptozoology." This
new edition, complete with the original elegant illustrations, is
part of Cosimo's Loren Coleman Presents series. LOREN COLEMAN is
author of numerous books of cryptozoology, including BIGFOOT : The
True Story of Apes in America, and Mothman and Other Curious
Encounters.
Little is known of Dutch author MARINUS WILLEM DE VISSER
(1876-1930) beyond his academic life as a classicist with an
interest in Chinese and Japanese language and culture, and as a
popularizer of Japanese art in the Netherlands. He is best
remembered today for having given us a cornerstone examination of
the legends of fantastic flying reptiles known as dragons. The
Dragon in China and Japan contains "the most interesting quotations
concerning the dragon in China, systematically arranged, selected
from the enormous number of passages on this fantastic animal in
Chinese literature, from the remotest eras down to modern times,"
notes cryptozoologist Loren Coleman in his new introduction.
Coleman also praises the book's use of primary source material. "If
cryptozoologists are to study the Asian dragons of India, China,
and Japan, it must not be done through the screen of today's New
Age mentality. Scholarly, level-headed examinations of living,
breathing reports of serpentine flying beasts, water-borne
megafauna, and shadowy entities must be balanced with
investigations of the legends and folktales of these dragons from
Asian texts," such as de Visser's here. This new edition, a replica
of the 1913 first edition complete with extensive notes in the
original Asian alphabet, is part of Cosimo's Loren Coleman Presents
series. LOREN COLEMAN is author of numerous books of cryptozoology,
including Bigfoot : The True Story of Apes in America and Mothman
and Other Curious Encounters.
The ultimate quest for the world's most mysterious creatures The Loch Ness Monster, Bigfoot, the Abominable Snowman -- these are the names of the elusive beasts that have caught the eye and captured the imaginations of people around the world for centuries. Recently, tales of these "monsters" have been corroborated by an increase in sightings, and out of these legends a new science has been born: cryptozoology -- the study of hidden animals. Cryptozoology A to Z, the first encyclopedia of its kind, contains nearly two hundred entries, including cryptids (the name given to these unusual beasts), new animal finds, and the explorers and scientists who search for them. Loren Coleman, one of the world's leading cryptozoologists, teams up with Jerome Clark, editor and author of several encyclopedias, to provide these definitive descriptions and many never-before-published drawings and photographs from eyewitnesses' detailed accounts. Full of insights into the methods of these scientists, exciting tales of discovery, and the history and evolution of this field, Cryptozoology A to Z is the most complete reference ever of the newest zoological science.
A geological surveyor by trade, English author CHARLES GOULD
(1834-1893) was rather more interested in the strange
ornithological specimens he collected on his journeys around the
world. Mythical Monsters, the result of this deep and abiding
fascination, is one of the classics of the field of cryptozoology,
or the study of unknown or hidden creatures. Mythical Monsters
"reflects the curiosity for the natural world that Gould] carried
with him in his travels for most of his life," says cryptozoologist
Loren Coleman in his new introduction. "The book, naturally, dwells
on geological mysteries early in its pages, merging in his thoughts
on Atlantis, the Great Flood, and evidence for such events he saw
written in the land. But the bulk of the book is about 'monsters'
that intrigued Gould, including the unicorn, the phoenix, and the
dragon." Monsters also features an essential section on the
mysterious beasts of the ocean depths. This new edition, a replica
of the original 1886 first edition complete with the original
illustrations, is part of Cosimo's Loren Coleman Presents series.
LOREN COLEMAN is author of numerous books of cryptozoology,
including Bigfoot : The True Story of Apes in America and Mothman
and Other Curious Encounters.
Do giant primates larger than gorillas, taller than Sasquatch and
Yetis, still exist in the remotest corners of the globe? Famed
cryptozoologists Mark A. Hall and Loren Coleman join forces to
share their knowledge of this unexplored and neglected topic in
cryptozoology. Bigfoot researchers have long been mystified, even
embarrassed, by reports of giant hairy apes larger than Bigfoot,
and as a result eyewitness reports of what Hall and Coleman call
True Giants have never been fully considered in the broader
zoological context. Reviewing the evidence found in traditions and
footprints, folklore and sightings, the authors of this
groundbreaking volume present for the first time in one place the
wide-ranging argument for the possible survival of a giant species
of primate that we know lived on Earth for millions of years. TRUE
GIANTS breaks a cryptozoological taboo.
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