Chronicles of the Strange and Uncanny in Florida
Autor Greg Jenkinsen Limba Engleză Paperback – 30 sep 2010
Chronicles of the Strange and Uncanny in Florida explores the unknown for those who wish to look beyond the confines of everyday life to discover the truly unusual. It explores FloridaΣs darker avenues for evidence of the extraordinary and the fantastic. Investigate sightings of flying saucers, extraterrestrials, and strange aerial phenomena. Meet skunk apes, chupacabras, and other creatures of the night. And in FloridaΣs lakes and seas, meet aquatic abnormalities like sea monsters, the Everglades water serpent, and the three-toed beast of Clearwater Beach.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9781561644773
ISBN-10: 1561644773
Pagini: 255
Ilustrații: 12 b&w pen and ink illustrations
Dimensiuni: 154 x 231 x 19 mm
Greutate: 0.4 kg
Editura: Pineapple Press, Inc.
ISBN-10: 1561644773
Pagini: 255
Ilustrații: 12 b&w pen and ink illustrations
Dimensiuni: 154 x 231 x 19 mm
Greutate: 0.4 kg
Editura: Pineapple Press, Inc.
Cuprins
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction
UFOs, Cryptozoology and Fortean Research: Exploring the Unknown
Chapter 1: Flying Saucers, Extraterrestrials and Strange Aerial Phenomena
Historical Accounts of UFOs across Florida
Recent Sightings -- TheyΣre Still Here
Ongoing Investigations: Theories and Opinions
Chapter 2: Skunk Apes, Chupacabras and other Frightening Creatures of the Night
The Skunk Ape in Florida Folklore
Famous Skunk Ape Sightings
El ChupacabraηLegend of the Goat Sucker
The Horrible Pig Man of Deerfield Beach
The Spanish-Moss Monster of Red Reef Park
The Phantom Clown Enigma
FloridaΣs Vampyre Legends
Ongoing Investigations: Theories and Opinions
Chapter 3: Sea Monsters, Lake Creatures and Aquatic Abnormalities
St. AugustineΣs Giant OctopusηFable to Fact
The Famous Everglades Water Serpent
The Case of the Three-Toed Beast of Clearwater Beach
The Everglades Gatorman
The Saga of PinkyηFloridaΣs Dinosaur
Legendary Sea Serpent Sightings
Ongoing Investigations: Theories and Opinions
Epilogue
Appendix A: Research Organizations
Appendix B: Glossary and Terminology
Bibliography
Index
Acknowledgments
Introduction
UFOs, Cryptozoology and Fortean Research: Exploring the Unknown
Chapter 1: Flying Saucers, Extraterrestrials and Strange Aerial Phenomena
Historical Accounts of UFOs across Florida
Recent Sightings -- TheyΣre Still Here
Ongoing Investigations: Theories and Opinions
Chapter 2: Skunk Apes, Chupacabras and other Frightening Creatures of the Night
The Skunk Ape in Florida Folklore
Famous Skunk Ape Sightings
El ChupacabraηLegend of the Goat Sucker
The Horrible Pig Man of Deerfield Beach
The Spanish-Moss Monster of Red Reef Park
The Phantom Clown Enigma
FloridaΣs Vampyre Legends
Ongoing Investigations: Theories and Opinions
Chapter 3: Sea Monsters, Lake Creatures and Aquatic Abnormalities
St. AugustineΣs Giant OctopusηFable to Fact
The Famous Everglades Water Serpent
The Case of the Three-Toed Beast of Clearwater Beach
The Everglades Gatorman
The Saga of PinkyηFloridaΣs Dinosaur
Legendary Sea Serpent Sightings
Ongoing Investigations: Theories and Opinions
Epilogue
Appendix A: Research Organizations
Appendix B: Glossary and Terminology
Bibliography
Index
Notă biografică
Greg Jenkins has close to 20 years working in the mental health and medical fields, and is currently a mental health therapist and case manager with several psychiatric and medical facilities. Since an early age, Greg has had a profound interest in the supernatural and fringe science, and after a personal experience with the unknown in 1987, he began his journey into the realms of parapsychology and all things mysterious. Greg is a folklorist and collector of oral traditions and urban legends, and is an associate member of EnglandΣs Society for Psychical Research.
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Chronicles of the Strange and Uncanny in Florida explores the unknown for those who wish to look beyond the confines of everyday life to discover the truly unusual.