Bigfoot: The Life and Times of a Legend

by Joshua Blu Buhs

Book Overview

Last August, two men in rural Georgia announced that they had killed Bigfoot. The claim drew instant, feverish attention, leading to more than 1,000 news stories worldwide--despite the fact that nearly everyone knew it was a hoax. Though Bigfoot may not exist, there's no denying Bigfoot mania. With Bigfoot , Joshua Blu Buhs traces the wild and wooly story of America's favorite homegrown monster. He begins with nineteenth-century accounts of wildmen...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0226079791
• ISBN13: 9780226079790
• Release Date: May 2009
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 296 Pages
• Weight: 1.27 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.1"