Bigfoot: A Personal Inquiry into a PhenomenonKenneth WylieViking Press, 1980268 pp. This is a well-researched, highly-readable view of Bigfoot written at a high point in popular interest in the late 1970s. Covered from the perspective of a naturalist and historian, with a smart, scientific view of some of the most influential people and ideas about… Continue reading Bigfoot – K. Wylie
On the Track of the Sasquatch BigfootGreen, John1968, Cheam Publishing Ltd.1980, Hancock House 64pp. A slender collection, Green offers the highlights of this first two decades of sasquatch-hunting. This is an interesting recap of the most influential stories by one of the creature’s most ardent pursuers. Older researchers will feel a bit of nostalgia from… Continue reading On the Track of the Sasquatch – J. Green
The Search for Bigfoot: Monster, Myth or ManByrne, Peter1975, Acropolis Books 263pp. Hunter and conservationist Byrne here recorded his unsuccessful efforts to find North America’s reported ape. The greatest value of the book is not in the narrative, but the many illustrations, maps, and documents Byrne collected. Even though this book is quite old now,… Continue reading The Search for Bigfoot – P. Byrne
Still Living? Yeti, Sasquatch and the Neanderthal EnigmaShackley, Myra 1983, Thames and Hudson 192pp. Well-researched review of the evidence for mystery accounts of “wild men” worldwide, with a special focus on Asia. The hypothesis that Neanderthals are “still living” is not readily accepted today, so the book is a bit dated. There is info in… Continue reading Still Living? – M. Shackley
Lore and Legend of the Yeti Rall, Kesar1988, Pilgrims Book House 89 pp. In this slender but valuable book, Rall assembled a collection of reports, lore, and legend concerning the variety of primates that reside either in the valleys of the high Himalayas or in the folklore of its people. Printed in Nepal. ~Matt Bille
Tom Slick and the Search for the YetiColeman, Loren1989, Faber and Faber171 pp. Tom Slick: True Life Encounters in Cryptozoology2002, Craven Street Books177 pp. Coleman traces the Yeti and Sasquatch expeditions financed by oilman Tom Slick, which began in 1956 and ended with Slick’s death in 1962. The book eventually goes astray from the biography. Slick… Continue reading Tom Slick: True Life Encounters in Cryptozoology – L. Coleman
Sasquatch/Bigfoot: The Search for North America’s Incredible CreatureDon Hunter with Rene Dahinden1993, Firefly Books205 pp. Sasquatch1975, Signet First published as a mass-market paperback in 1975. A revised edition included “Bigfoot” in the title. This is a chronicle of the title subject, focusing on legendary Bigfoot seeker Rene Dahinden’s long hunt for the creature. The book… Continue reading Sasquatch/Bigfoot – D. Hunter and R. Dahinden
The Beast of Boggy Creek: The True Story of the Fouke Monster Lyle Blackburn2012, Anomalist Books260 pp The Fouke monster of Boggy Creek, Arkansas, is most known for being the subject of its own docudrama (1972) that was influential for many kids who subsequently became enamored with the idea of hairy, scary bipedal monsters. Note… Continue reading Beast of Boggy Creek – L. Blackburn
Manlike Monsters on Trial: Early Records and Modern EvidenceMarjorie Halpin (editor)1980, Univ of British Columbia Press370 pp This is a scholarly book, a collection of papers from the conference “Sasquatch and Similar Phenomena” that took place in May 1978 at the Museum of Anthropology at U of British Columbia. The authors include subject matter experts… Continue reading Manlike Monsters on Trial – M. Halpin
Where Bigfoot Walks Robert Michael Pyle1995, Houghton Mifflin338 pp. Where Bigfoot Walks: Crossing the Dark Divide2017 reprinted and expanded version, Counterpoint464 pp. A unique exploration of the myth and reality surrounding Sasquatch, this book puts the subject in cultural and geographical context. Pyle, an ecologist, does not attempt to prove or disprove the animal’s existence.… Continue reading Where Bigfoot Walks – R. Pyle
Goatman: Flesh or Folklore? J. Nathan Couch2004, Self-published165 pp The tales of a goatman skirt the line between urban legend and cryptozoology. Serious zoological-minded researchers will not be enamored with this book but there is merit to understanding how folklore and local tales influence what people perceive as “facts”. The goatman of the midwest and may… Continue reading Goatman – J. N. Couch
Something Hidden Behind the Ranges: A Himalayan QuestTaylor-Ide, Daniel1995, Mercury House298 pp.
In the Tracks of the YetiHutchison, Robert A.1989, MacDonald and Co. 285 pp.
Raincoast Sasquatch: The Bigfoot/Sasquatch Records of Southeast Alaska, Coastal British Columbia and Northwest Washington from Puget Sound to YakutatJ. Robert Alley2003, Hancock House Pub Ltd359 pp.
The Yowie: In Search of Australia’s BigfootTony Healy and Paul Cropper2006, Anomalist Books336 pp.
Bigfoot Exposed: An Anthropologist Examines America’s Enduring LegendDavid J. Daegling 2004, Alta Mira Press288 pp
Sasquatch: Legend Meets ScienceJeff Meldrum2006, Forge Books304 pp
Searching for Sasquatch: Crackpots, Eggheads, and CryptozoologyBrian Regal(Palgrave Studies in the History of Science and Technology)2011, Palgrave Macmillan264 pp.
Meet The SasquatchMurphy, Christopher L. (with John Green and Thomas Steenburg).2004, Hancock House239 pp. Know the Sasquatch/BigfootMurphy, Christopher L.2010, Hancock House319 pp.
The Field Guide to Bigfoot, Yeti, and Other Mystery Primates Worldwide Loren Coleman and Patrick Huyghe 1999, Avon 207pp.
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