Linda godfrey is one of the countrys leading authorities on modernday monsters and has interviewed countless eyewitnesses to. Godfrey 2014, paperback at the best online prices at ebay. Godfrey has 20 books on goodreads with 8122 ratings. Godfrey is the author of seventeen books on strange creatures, people and places including the beast of bray road, weird wisconsin, weird michigan, real wolfmen. A history of monster lore, legends, and sightings in america godfrey, linda s. Godfrey compiled as many unexplained creature sightings as she could find into her 2014 book american monsters. With books about dogmen, werewolves, bigfoot, skin changers, and the rest of the stable of american monsters, linda godfrey took an unlikely route into becoming one of the nations preeminent researchers into strange animals.
Throughout americas history, shocked onlookers have seen unbelievable creatures of every stripefrom sea serpents to apelike beings, giant bats to monkeymenin every region. Linda godfrey is one of the most respected authorities on anomalous animals and paranormal phenomena in wisconsin. True encounters in modern america and weird michigan. Read american monsters a history of monster lore, legends, and sightings in america by linda s. How i got the nerve to write books about monsters read. Over 25 years, linda godfrey has authored 17 books, since having reported her first story the beast of bray road as a small town. She is the author of more than a dozen books, including. As a journalist, she was the first to break the story of a terrifying, werewolflike monstrosity lurking in the shadow shrouded forests surrounding elkhorn, wisconsins bray road.
A history of monster lore, legends, and sightings in america audiobook written by linda s. Linda godfrey latest news and media on wisconsin frights. Linda godfrey is an american investigative author who chronicles dogman, and various cryptid sightings. Shop the latest titles by linda s godfrey at alibris including hardcovers, paperbacks, 1st editions, and audiobooks from thousands of sellers worldwide. A history of monster lore, legends, and sightings in.
Godfrey, including i know what i saw, american monsters and many more. True encounters in modern america, american monsters. Illustration by lucia calfapietra for read it 2019. She does such great research and covers a lot of cases ive never heard of. Godfrey, including weird michigan weird, and american monsters. Godfrey is americas foremost authority on modernday werewolves. In the mood for monsters first of all, i love linda godfreys books. Linda has appeared on inside edition and the history channels monster quest. A history of monster lore, legends, and sightings in america. I am a first time reader of linda s godfrey and she does an amazing job telling the audience of what she have witnessed. True encounters in modern america by linda godfrey.
If, like me, youre a big fan of the work of linda godfrey hunting the american werewolf, the michigan dogman, the beast of bray road, etc. Author, investigator and artist linda godfrey is the author of 18 published books on strange creatures, phenomena and people. Its no secret were quite fond of the variety of monsters running around within our website. Linda discusses the many dogman sightings in wisconsin and.
Godfrey makes it very clear upfront that this book is not about the human monsters that stalk our daily lives and the nightly news. Bigfoot mythical creatures monsters books goatman today is national voter registration day. A popular media personality, she has appeared on monsterquest, inside edition, and coast to coast am, among other programs. Godfrey is one of americas foremost authorities on modernday monsters. Shes a frequent guest on national tv and radio shows, including the wall street journal books page aug.
A history of monster lore, legends, and sightings in america, and more on. A history of monster lore, legends, and sightings in america by linda s. A history of monster lore, legends, and sightings in america spans an extensive timeline of experiences, often relayed through firsthand accounts of a multitude of incidents with mysterious creatures. She is the author of over a dozen books on werewolves, hauntings, and the paranormal, including real wolfmen. Author, illustrator and researcher of strange creatures, eccentric people and other curious things. The unlikely childrens books that became the seeds of a weird writer revealed.
Many small towns across america and all over the world have experienced their own unique monsters and have claimed them as part of their identity. Listen to expanded perspectives episodes free, on demand. Your travel guide to michigans local legends and best kept secrets by linda s. Pitched as kindred to loren colemans seminal mysterious america, a rambling and. While most people in america today relegate monsters to just that our imaginations we continue to be fascinated by the unknown. Veteran fortean investigator and author of 17 books about strange creatures, linda godfrey joins us on the cosmic switchboard show. Linda godfrey dogman and other monsters among us 12. This book is about the myriad of mysterious beasts that have been spotted stalking the americas, or what she chooses to call the new world. She is the author of the beast of bray road, weird wisconsin, american monsters, monsters among us, haunted wisconsin, and more. Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders. Im 58 and have been an avid reader of the strange and paranormal since childhood. A history of monster lore, legends, and sightings in america, and weird michigan. Godfrey overview from precolumbian legends to modernday eyewitness accounts, this comprehensive guide covers the history, sightings and lore surrounding the most mysterious monsters in americaincluding bigfoot, the jersey devil, and more. Godfrey, a respected authority on mystery creatures and the author of more than a dozen such books, including real wolfmen and the michigan dogman, american monsters lives up to its title, covering just about every variety of monster ever sighted in america from the past up to the present day.
Cryptozoology a to z by jerome clark destination truth by josh gates american monsters by linda s. Linda godfrey recently unleashed a whole slew of mysterious monsters onto the world in her book, american monsters. With books about dogmen, werewolves, bigfoot, skin changers, and the rest of the stable of american monsters, linda godfrey took an unlikely. The encyclopedic text is divided into three parts, air, sea and land, and further organized into chapters. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. She is the author of more than a dozen books, including monsters among us, american monsters, real wolfmen, and weird michigan. Godfrey 2014, 367 pages, reference released on august 28th, 2014.
Written by ron williams published by tarcherpenguin. Godfrey for july 2019 august 1, 2019 by lindagodfrey. A history of monster lore, legends and sightings in america and her most recent, monsters among us, which explores the even. American monsters now uncaged, and the beast book is back. She is the author of over a dozen books on werewolves, hauntings, and the paranormal, including real wolfmen, american monsters, and weird michigan. Expanded perspectives linda godfrey american monsters. A history of monster lore, legends, and sightings in america aug 28, 2014. Linda godfrey since 1991 when she began uncovering these strange sightings, she has written many books about unknown upright canines and the dogman phenomena, as well as other mysterious animals. Fans of godfreys whove read american monsters or any of her other creature books already understand why someone would describe her work as mind. She is the author of over a dozen books on werewolves, hauntings, and the. But i havent read any cryptid books in a while, so i decided to reread some of lindas books. Godfrey is a nationally recognized author, awardwinning journalist, and investigator of mystery creatures.
American monsters bigfoot, the chupacabra, and thunderbirds arent just figments of our overactive imaginationsaccording to thousands of eyewitnesses, they exist, in every corner of the united states. On this episode of expanded perspectives the guys talk with author and researcher linda s. From precolumbian legends to modernday eyewitness accounts, this comprehensive guide covers the history, sightings and. Godfreys extensively researched book crisscrosses the country exposing legends, rumors, and stories as varied as the people who populate this land.
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