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by Rob Riggs
Paraview Press, 2001
ISBN 1-931044-26-0
Controversial Knowledge, 185 pp
Trade paperback: $13.95
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ABOUT THE
BOOK
In the Big thicket, the unknown
makes profound intrusions into what we call "reality." There are
wonders in this region of East Texas and in Southwestern
Louisiana—"ghost lights," phantom Indians, howling ape-like
"wild men," and fireballs that streak through the nighttime skies
—that defy both our common sense notions of space-time and
all attempts at scientific explanation. So come along, if you
dare, for a trek in this forest primeval. You'll emerge with a
heightened sense of wonder and a deeper appreciation of the
subtle links between the mysteries of nature and the human
mind.
REVIEWS:
"Rob Riggs's new book takes the reader on a wild tour through
one of America's weirdest wonderlands. Riggs has produced a great
collection on such mysterious Texan wonders as the Marfa and
Bragg Road ghost lights, and the Big Thicket's Wild Man,
including one delightfully named Ol' Mossyback. A shamanistic
journey." -- Loren Coleman, author Mysterious America: The
Revised Edition
“[Riggs’] thoroughness as a journalist and knowledge
of the area show through on every page.” -- Dan Rather,
Anchor and Managing Editor, CBS News
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ROB RIGGS is a journalist
and the former publisher of a series of award-winning community
newspapers in Texas. His interest in "ghost lights," "wild man"
sightings, and related phenomena began as a child when he heard
tales about them in his hometown of Sour Lake in Big Thicket
country. Riggs began writing about the subject more than twenty
years ago while working as a reporter for the Kountze
News. Since then his studies of the phenomena have been
featured in the Houston Chronicle and the Beaumont
Enterprise. Riggs has also consulted on ghost lights for
Waseda University in Tokyo and the Harvard College
Observatory.
Author’s
Website
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