A true believer presents the
evidence.
Expanding on a partial chapter in
her outstanding Tales of the Cryptids (2006), Halls makes her case by
tallying Native American legends, the many footprints and reported sightings (a
map of the latter claims hundreds from every state except Hawaii), the famous
Patterson-Gimlin film, the recorded “Sierra Sounds” and other circumstantial
evidence. She also interviews scientists and Sasquatch hunters, includes an
account of early searches for Tibet’s Yeti, adds the transcript of a panicky
911 call and even covers some proven hoaxes. She maintains a believer's voice,
gently challenging refuseniks: "Serious Sasquatch hunters are as skeptical
as unbelievers. They are not out to collect great stories. They are out to put
together facts. Proof. The difference is, they are willing to keep an open
mind." Illustrated with photos, drawings and archival images aplenty and
closing with generous lists of print, Web and video resources this is about as
convincing as it gets—considering the continuing absence of any
incontrovertible physical proof—and should give young cryptid hunters a good
hairy leg up on investigations of their own.
All those hundreds of witnesses and
researchers can’t be wrong, can they? (Nonfiction. 9-11)
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