American Monsters: History of US Monster Lore, Legends & Sightings | Explore Myths for Halloween & Campfire Stories

I enjoyed this book very much. There are lots of detailed eye witness accounts, and it examines a large range of cryptids. The author doesn't try to sensationalize the subject matter, and she gives a well written and level headed analysis. I like her underlying assumption that strange creatures do exist, and she gives eye witnesses the benefit of the doubt that they *did* see and/or experience something out of the ordinary. She then puts the reports in the context of similar reports, and presents background details about the areas where the occurrences took place. I like that she looks at the "phenomenon" of the experiences as a whole, and that they're possibly related in ways we don't yet understand. She is open minded in her ideas of explaining these occurrences, while also remaining well-grounded and professional. This is a very well written, serious, and unsensationalized book about a topic that is, unfortunately, too often marginalized and not taken seriously. My thanks to the author for providing this thoughtful, and entertaining, book! I look forward to reading her other books.