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Mysterious America:
The Ultimate Guide to the Nation's Weirdest Wonders, Strangest Spots, and
Creepiest Creatures
by Loren Coleman
Trade Paper: 336 pages
Publisher: Paraview Pocket Books
Pub Date April 2007
ISBN-13: 978-1416527367
Paranormal, $14.00
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ABOUT THE BOOK
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:
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- 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!
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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....
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Review
"An entertaining and open-minded book...A useful reference tool as well as a
record of the unexplained."
-- Library Journal
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Other books by this author:
Mothman and Other Curious
Encounters
Bigfoot! The True Story of Apes in America |
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LOREN COLEMAN is one of the world's leading cryptozoologists and Bigfoot
researchers. An honorary member of the CryptoSafari International and several
other national Bigfoot organizations, Coleman has penned twenty books and more
than three hundred articles on the subject. He has written hundreds of articles
on the subject and numerous books, including The Field Guide to Bigfoot,
Yeti, and Other Mystery Primates Worldwide and Cryptozoology A to Z: The
Encyclopedia of Loch Monsters, Sasquatch, Chupacabras, and Other Authentic
Mysteries of Nature. Coleman appears frequently on both radio and television
programs, and most recently has been the senior series consultant for a new
series of In Search Of... programs. He has an undergraduate degree in
anthropology-zoology and a graduate degree in psychiatric social work. Coleman
has been an instructor, assistant / associate professor, and research associate
in various academic university settings since 1980. He has lectured from
California to Scotland and currently lives in Portland, Maine. He is available
for speaking engagements.
Author's website
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