Lake monster mysteries : investigating the world's most elusive creatures / Benjamin Radford, Joe Nickell ; foreword by Loren Coleman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Radford, Benjamin, 1970-

Contributor:

Nickell, Joe.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Monsters.

Lake animals.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (210 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Lexington, Ky. : University Press of Kentucky, c2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

For centuries, eyewitnesses around the world -- from America to Africa, Argentina to Scotland -- have reported sightings of dark, mysterious creatures in area lakes that surface briefly, only to quickly disappear. While the most famous lake monsters, those living in Loch Ness and Lake Champlain, have gained international notoriety, hundreds of lakes around the world are said to shelter these shadowy creatures. Lake Monster Mysteries is the first book to collectively approach these widespread mysteries from a scientific perspective. By using exhaustive research and results from firsthand inv

Contents:

Cover; Lake Monster Mysteries; Title; Copyright; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Loch Ness; Lake Champlain; Lake Memphremagog; Silver Lake; Lake Crescent; Lake George; Lake Okanagan; Other Notable Lake Monsters; Conclusion; APPENDIXES; Mysteries And Misinformation: How Cryptozoologists Created a Monster; Eyewitness (Un) Reliability; Animating The Champ Photograph; Ogopogo Film And Video Analysis; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786613327581

9780813136967

0813136962

9781283327589

1283327589

9780813171302

081317130X

OCLC:

70262488