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North American monsters : a contemporary legend casebook
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- Summary
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"Mining a broad cross-section of diverse folklore journals and books that demonstrates notable legendary monster research and encourages future scholarly monster pursuits. Focusing on ostensibly li...
"Mining a broad cross-section of diverse folklore journals and books that demonstrates notable legendary monster research and encourages future scholarly monster pursuits. Focusing on ostensibly living creatures strongly tied to specific geographic areas, the volume offers nineteen folkloristic case studies from the last half-century of specific monsters in native habitats"--
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- Creator
- edited by David J. Puglia
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
- Contributors
- Publication
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- Logan : Utah State University Press, [2022]
- Physical Details
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- 1 online resource (xxiii, 356 pages) : illustrations (some color), color maps
- ISBNs
- 9781646421602, 1646421604, 9781646421596, 1646421590
- OCLC
- on1263250693
- Featured folklorists include James P. Leary, Lee Haring, Mark Breslerman, Loren Coleman, Michael Taft, Charlie Seemann, Angus Kress Gillespie, Norine Dresser, Hans-W. Ackermann, Jeanine Gauthier, John Ashton, Elizabeth Tucker, Alan L. Morrell, Andrew Peck, Mercedes Elaina Torrez, David Clarke, Gail de Vos, Lisa Gabbert, Carl Lindahl, and Benjamin Radford.
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 327-335) and index.
- Foreword / Elizabeth Tucker -- Introduction : Legendary North American Monsters / David J. Puglia -- The Boondock Monster of Camp Wapehani / James P. Leary -- The Cropsey Maniac / Lee Haring and Mark Breslerman -- Alligators-in-the-Sewers : A Journalistic Origin / Loren Coleman -- Sasquatch-Like Creatures in Newfoundland : A Study in the Problems of Belief, Perception, and Reportage / Michael Taft -- The "Char-Man" : A Local Legend of the Ojai Valley / Charlie Seemann -- The Jersey Devil / Angus Kress Gillespie -- American Vampires : Legend, the Media, and Tubal Transmission / Norine Dresser -- The Ways and Nature of the Zombi / Hans-W. Ackermann and Jeanine Gauthier -- Ecotypes, Etiology, and Contemporary Legend : The "Webber" Cycle in Western Newfoundland / John Ashton -- The Lake Lieberman Monster / Elizabeth Tucker -- A Nessie in Mormon Country : The Bear Lake Monster / Alan L. Morrell -- Getting Maryland's Goat : Diffusion and Canonization of Prince George's County's Goatman Legend / David J. Puglia -- Tall, Dark, and Loathsome : The Slender Man and the Emergence of a Legend Cycle in the Digital Age / Andrew Peck -- Evoking the Shadow Beast : Disability and Chicano Advocacy in San Antonio's Donkey Lady Legend / Mercedes Elaine Torrez -- Going Van Helsing in Puerto Rico : Hunting the Chupacabra Legend / Benjamin Radford -- Daniel Boone, Yahoos, and Yeahohs : Mirroring Monsters of the Appalachians / Carl Lindahl -- The Mothman of West Virginia : A Case Study in Legendary Storytelling / David Clarke -- The Windigo as Monster : Indigenous Belief, Cultural Appropriation, and Popular Horror / Gail de Vos -- Monsters, Legends, and Festivals : Sharlie, Winter Carnival, and Other Isomorphic Relationships / Lisa Gabbert