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  • Published: 24 September 2014
  • ISBN: 9780399165542
  • Imprint: Tarcher
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 384
  • RRP: $40.00

American Monsters

A History of Monster Lore, Legends, and Sightings in America



From pre-Columbian legends to modern-day newspaper reports and eyewitness accounts, here is the comprehensive guide to the history, sightings, and folklore surrounding the most mysterious monsters on the American continent--including thunderbirds, the Jersey Devil, Champy the Lake Monster, chupacabras, Bigfoot, and more.

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.

Bigfoot, the chupacabra, and thunderbirds aren’t just figments of our overactive imaginations—according to thousands of eyewitnesses, they exist, in every corner of the United States. Throughout America’s history, shocked onlookers have seen unbelievable creatures of every stripe—from sea serpents to apelike beings, giant bats to monkeymen—in every region.

Author, investigator, and creature expert Linda S. Godfrey brings the same fearless reporting she lent to Real Wolfmen to this essential guide, using historical record, present-day news reports, and eyewitness interviews to examine this hidden menagerie of America’s homegrown beasts.

  • Published: 24 September 2014
  • ISBN: 9780399165542
  • Imprint: Tarcher
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 384
  • RRP: $40.00

About the author

Linda S. Godfrey

Linda S. Godfrey is one of America’s foremost authorities on modern-day monsters. She is the author of more than a dozen books, including Monsters Among Us, American Monsters, Real Wolfmen, and Weird Michigan. A popular media personality, she has appeared on MonsterQuest, Inside Edition, and Coast to Coast AM, among other programs.

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