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03007aam a2200529 i 4500 001 CA941514510511EDB4F1F7DB20ECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20221021010034 008 220525s2022||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 010 $a 2022012464 020 $a 1683693221 020 $a 9781683693222 040 $d TxAuBib $e rda $d SILO 100 1 $a Ocker, J.W., $e Author. 245 14 $a The United States of Cryptids : $b A Tour of American Myths and Monsters / $c J.W. Ocker. 264 1 $a Philadelphia : $b Quirk Books, $c 2022. 300 $a 288 pages ; $c 21 cm. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 520 $a Welcome to the United States of Cryptids, where mysterious monsters lurk in the dark forests, deep lakes, and sticky swamps of all fifty states. From the infamous Jersey Devil to the obscure Snallygaster, travel writer and chronicler of the strange J. W. Ocker uncovers the bizarre stories of these creatures and investigates the ways in which communities embrace and celebrate their local cryptids. Readers will learn about: ⢠Batsquatch of Washington, a winged bigfoot that is said to have emerged from the eruption of Mount Saint Helens ⢠Nain Rouge of Michigan, a fierce red goblin that has been spotted before every major city disaster in Detroit ⢠Flatwoods Monster of West Virginia, a robotic extraterrestrial that crash-landed in rural Appalachia ⢠Lizard Man of South Carolina, a reptilian mutant that attacked a teenager in the summer of 1988 ⢠Glocester Ghoul of Rhode Island, a fire-breathing dragon that guards a hoard of pirate treasure ⢠And many more! Whether you believe in bigfoot or not, this fully illustrated compendium is a fun, frightening, fascinating tour through American folklore and history, exploring the stories we tell about monsters and what those stories say about us. 541 $d 20220913. 650 4 $a Cryptozoology. 650 1 $a Monsters $z United States. 650 1 $a Animals $z United States $v Folklore. 650 1 $a Folklore $z United States. 650 14 $a Curiosities and Wonders $z United States. 650 $a Mythology. 941 $a 19 952 $l SFPH074 $d 20240716040031.0 952 $l GOPG641 $d 20240710061902.0 952 $l YEPF572 $d 20240214011249.0 952 $l SMPE094 $d 20240104021254.0 952 $l GFPE771 $d 20231206011247.0 952 $l CPPC926 $d 20231111011041.0 952 $l BOPG851 $d 20231010030608.0 952 $l GBPF771 $d 20230802012439.0 952 $l GUPF501 $d 20230720010307.0 952 $l SAPG074 $d 20230706012729.0 952 $l SPPE104 $d 20230523050615.0 952 $l BVPE851 $d 20230518010036.0 952 $l WKPE185 $d 20230310014436.0 952 $l YCPD572 $d 20230214011605.0 952 $l TYPH572 $d 20230207011356.0 952 $l FYPI314 $d 20230202011613.0 952 $l SIPD314 $d 20230201023356.0 952 $l XXPH787 $d 20221207011015.0 952 $l TBPD706 $d 20221202020333.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=CA941514510511EDB4F1F7DB20ECA4DBInitiate Another SILO Locator Search