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Author:

Hollars, B. J. author.

Title:

Midwestern strange : hunting monsters, Martians, and the weird in flyover country / B.J. Hollars.

Publisher:

University of Nebraska Press,

Copyright Date:

2019

Description:

xiii, 208 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm

Subject:

Unidentified flying objects--Sightings and encounters--Middle West.
Extraterrestrial beings--Middle West.
Extraterrestrial beings.
Unidentified flying objects--Sightings and encounters.
Middle West.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Contents:

Monsters -- The beast of Bray road : 1936-present -- Oscar the turtle : March 1949 -- Mothman : November 15, 1966-present -- Martians -- Joe Simonton's space pancakes : April 18, 1961 -- The Minot Air Force Base sighting : October 24, 1968 -- The Val Johnson incident : August 27, 1979 -- The weird -- The Hodag : 1893-present -- Project ELF : 1968-2004 -- The Kensington Runestone : 1362 (?)-present.

ISBN:

1496215605
9781496215604

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1088602726

LCCN:

2019005272

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

YKPE532 -- Anamosa Library & Learning Center (Anamosa)

FYPI314 -- Dubuque County Library - Asbury Branch (Asbury)

UQAX771 -- Des Moines Area Community College Library - Ankeny (Carroll)

TYPH572 -- Cedar Rapids Public Library (Cedar Rapids)

FXPH314 -- Carnegie-Stout Public Library (Dubuque)

GYPE631 -- Knoxville Public Library (Knoxville)

YEPF572 -- Marion Public Library (Marion)

GOPG641 -- Marshalltown Public Library (Marshalltown)

GCPC771 -- Mitchellville Public Library (Mitchellville)

VKPE334 -- Oelwein Public Library (Oelwein)

PMAX975 -- Morningside University - Hickman-Johnson-Furrow Library (Sioux City)

LAPH975 -- Sioux City Public Library (Sioux City)

WSPF215 -- Spencer Public Library (Spencer)

DPPE403 -- Kendall Young Library (Webster City)

YGPC162 -- West Branch Public Library (West Branch)