Chasing American Monsters: Over 250 Creatures, Cryptids & Hairy Beasts PDF
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About the Author Jason Offutt grew up on a farm near the town of Orrick, Missouri. In his life, he’s been a farmhand, journalist, photographer, bartender, and the mayor of a small town. Jason’s books include the novels Bad Day for the Apocalypse, its sequel Bad Day for a Road Trip, and A Funeral Story; the collection of short horror Road Closed; the parody survival guide How to Kill Monsters Using Common Household Objects; the humorous travelogue Through a Corn-Swept Land: An epic beer run through the Upper Midwest; and the paranormal titles Haunted Missouri, What Lurks Beyond, Darkness Walks: The Shadow People Among Us, and Paranormal Missouri. Jason also writes a weekly syndicated humor column. He lives with his family in northwest Missouri where he teaches college journalism and keeps humanity safe from the inevitable invading Martian space army. Llewellyn Publications Woodbury, Minnesota Copyright Information Chasing American Monsters: Over 250 Creatures, Cryptids, and Hairy Beasts © 2019 by Jason Offutt. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any matter whatsoever, including Internet usage, without written permission from Llewellyn Publications, except in the form of brief quotations embodied in critical articles and reviews. As the purchaser of this e-book, you are granted the non-exclusive, non-transferable right to access and read the text of this e-book on screen. The text may not be otherwise reproduced, transmitted, downloaded, or recorded on any other storage device in any form or by any means. Any unauthorized usage of the text without express written permission of the publisher is a violation of the author’s copyright and is illegal and punishable by law. First e-book edition © 2019 E-book ISBN: 9780738760063 Book design by Samantha Penn Cover design by Kevin R. Brown Cover illustrations by Michael Koelsch / Shannon Associates, LLC Editing by Holly Vanderhaar Interior illustrations by Ty Derk Project management by Samantha Lu Sherratt Llewellyn Publications is an imprint of Llewellyn Worldwide Ltd. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Names: Offutt, Jason, author Title: Chasing American monsters : over 250 creatures, cryptids, and hairy beasts / Jason Offutt. Description: First edition. | Woodbury, MN : Llewellyn Publications, 2019. | Includes bibliographical references and index. Identifiers: LCCN 2018053960 (print) | LCCN 2018059921 (ebook) | ISBN 9780738760063 (ebook) | ISBN 9780738759951 (alk. paper) Subjects: LCSH: Monsters—United States. | Animals—Folklore. | Animals—United States—Folklore. Classification: LCC QL89 (ebook) | LCC QL89 .O35 2019 (print) | DDC 001.944—dc23 LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2018053960 Llewellyn Publications does not participate in, endorse, or have any authority or responsibility concerning private business arrangements between our authors and the public. Any Internet references contained in this work are current at publication time, but the publisher cannot guarantee that a specific reference will continue or be maintained. Please refer to the publisher’s website for links to current author websites. Llewellyn Publications Llewellyn Worldwide Ltd. 2143 Wooddale Drive Woodbury, MN 55125 www.llewellyn.com Manufactured in the United States of America Acknowledgments Writing a book is an arduous process. It is highlighted, of course, by the exciting research and writing portion where the author sits in front of a computer with a cup of coffee and cries. I’m joking. We only cry sometimes. There are people who make the process easier. In my case, it’s my family that (occasionally) gives me the time to sit in front of my computer without a toddler in my lap. I can’t say the same about the family cat. Gary, you’re a detriment to the creative process. There. I said it. I’d like to thank the wonderful people I’ve worked with at Llewellyn Worldwide, Amy Glaser and Holly Vanderhaar, without whom you wouldn’t be reading these words. I’d like to thank Ben Grundy and Aaron Wright at Mysterious Universe who gave me the forum to share my original monster stories. Check out all the great content at mysteriousuniverse.org. Seriously. And don’t forget to listen to the MU podcast. It’s amazing. And lastly, a shout-out to podcaster Tim Binnall, who not only has been gracious enough have me appear on his show Binnall of America Audio multiple times, he once challenged me to use his name in all my books, hence making him a permanent fixture in the Offuttverse. Here’s mention number one, Tim. You’re welcome. For my mother, who suffered silently through a young Jason Offutt’s monster fascination. I never outgrew it, Mom. Sorry about the Bigfoot thing. Contents Foreword by Nick Redfern Introduction Chapter 1: Alabama Chapter 2: Alaska Chapter 3: Arizona Chapter 4: Arkansas Chapter 5: California Chapter 6: Colorado Chapter 7: Connecticut Chapter 8: Delaware Chapter 9: Florida Chapter 10: Georgia Chapter 11: Hawaii Chapter 12: Idaho Chapter 13: Illinois Chapter 14: Indiana Chapter 15: Iowa Chapter 16: Kansas Chapter 17: Kentucky Chapter 18: Louisiana Chapter 19: Maine Chapter 20: Maryland
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