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Searching for Sasquatch: Crackpots, Eggheads, and Cryptozoology (Palgrave Studies in the History of Science and Technology) 2011th Edition

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The first academic study of this subject is an entertaining look at the search for Sasquatch which considers not just the nature of monsters and monster hunting in the late 20th century, but the more important relationship between the professional scientists and amateur naturalists who hunt them―and their place in the history of science.
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    1137349433
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    978-1137349439
  3. Edition
    2011th
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    Palgrave Macmillan
  5. Publication date
    August 20, 2013
  6. Part of series
    Palgrave Studies in the History of Science and Technology
  7. Language
    English
  8. Dimensions
    5.5 x 0.6 x 8.5 inches
  9. Print length
    260 pages
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'Using the career of anthropologist Gordon 'Grover' Sanders Krantz as a focal point, Regal explores the work and lives of the professional scientists ('eggheads') and amateur naturalists ('crackpots') who considered the possibility of Sasquatch and other 'manlike monsters' to be anomalous primates, as opposed to relics of regional folklore. Recommended.' CHOICE

'This excellent and fascinating book is not just about scientists searching for monsters, but others, called 'amateur naturalists' that are looking and doing field work as well. This book is a rare and insightful look by an academic who writes and thinks well.' Bigfoot Times

'This is a book not about Sasquatch, but about the men who spent their lives searching for it. Brian Regal's fast-moving narrative uncovers the complex relationships within and between the amateur enthusiasts and the small number of professional scientists who took the monster seriously. Regal opens a window onto the psychology and sociology of monster-hunting and has provided a valuable case study in the relationship between science and popular culture.' Peter Bowler, Professor of History of Science, School of History and Anthropology, Queen's University Belfast

'Searching for tangible evidence of elusive monsters has a long tradition among naturalists, highly trained scientists, adventurers, and charlatans. In this fascinating book, Brian Regal explores the many sides to 'monster-hunting,' or cryptobiology, through a case study of anthropologist Gordon 'Grover' Krantz's search for Sasquatch. Regal has skillfully used Krantz's career to raise a number of significant issues for the history of science, most important, what is the nature of evidence in science itself and how is its legitimacy negotiated.' Garland E. Allen, Department of Biology, Washington University in St. Louis

'The Yeti, Sasquatch, and the Minnesota Iceman take a back seat in this lively and engaging book which shows us that farmore interesting, surprising, and bizarre than these mythical monsters may be are the many naturalists, both amateur and professional, who strove to make a legitimate science out of their study.' Vassiliki Betty Smocovitis, Professor, History of Science, University of Florida

'A unique and remarkable work that highlights the people involved in the search for unknown primates. A fount of information on many characters about whom I knew little or nothing. Brian Regal has created a valuable, historic and highly readable tome.' Richard Freeman, Zoological Director, Centre for Fortean Zoology, UK

'Sasquatch has always been a creature of the margins half-human, half-beast; authentic and plastic; science and nonsense. In this incisive and often funny book, Brian Regal shows how the beast also stood between professional scientists and amateurs, and how debates about Sasquatch were simultaneously attempts to define the complicated relationship between these two groups.' Joshua Blu Buhs, author of Bigfoot: The Life and Times of a Legend

About the Author

Brian Regal is Assistant Professor for the History of Science at Kean University, New Jersey, USA. His previous works include Henry Fairfield Osborn: Race and the Search for the Origins of Man, Entering Dubious Realms: Grover Krantz, Science and Sasquatch, and Pseudoscience: A Critical Encyclopedia.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Palgrave Macmillan; 2011th edition (August 20, 2013)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 260 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1137349433
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1137349439
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 12 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.5 x 0.6 x 8.5 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
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BRIAN REGAL, PhD. FLS

History of Science

Kean University

SOME CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:

* National Science Foundation (NSF) human evolution grant reviewer

* Invitee and participant to the Max Planck Institute for the History of Science Summer Seminar in Human Origins, 2001

* Two year fellowship, Mary Baker Eddy Papers Project, 1999-2001

* Award winning publication in the history of science in America favorably reviewed by noted scholars in the field

* Elected Fellow Linnean Society of London

* Army veteran, 1978-1986

Books

* Searching for Sasquatch: Crackpots, Eggheads & Cryptzoology (Palgrave-McMillan, 2013).

* Pseudoscience: A Critical Encyclopedia (ABC-CLIO/Greenwood, October, 2009).

* Icons of Evolution (Greenwood Press, January, 2008).

* Human Evolution: A Guide to the Debates (ABC-CLIO: December, 2004).

* Henry Fairfield Osborn, Race and the Search for the Origins of Man (London: Ashgate Press,

2002). Nominated for the 2003 History of Science Society, Pfizer Award. Winner of the Bela Kornitzer Award for best book by a Drew University Alumnus for 2005.

Articles

* “Richard Owen and the Sea-Serpent,” Endeavour 36:2 (June, 2012):65-68.

* "From Wild Man to Monster: the Historical Evolution of Bigfoot in New York State," Voices: the Journal of New York Folklore 35: 3-4 (Fall-Winter 2009):13-15. Co-written with Robert E. Bartholomew.

* "Entering Dubious Realms: Grover Krantz, Science and Sasquatch," Annals of Science 66:1 (January 09).

* "A Box Full of Ironies," review of the anti-evolution game Evolution Vs. Intelligent Design, In Endeavour 32:3 (September 2008):81-82.

* "Amateur Versus Professional: The Search for Bigfoot," Endeavour 32:2 (June 2008):53-57.

* "New York and the Origins of the Evolution/Creation Controversy," Social Science Docket 7:1 (Winter-Spring 2007): 19. In the "Evolution, Intelligent Design, and Religion in the Social Studies Classroom" special edition.

* "Henry Fairfield Osborn," New Dictionary of Scientific Biography, vol 5 (2007):354-356.

* "Dem Ole Dry Bones," Fortean Times 202 (October, 2005): 57.

* "Maxwell Perkins and Madison Grant: Eugenics Publishing at Scribners," Princeton University Library

Chronicle LXV: 2 (Winter, 2004):317-341.

Book Introductions

* The Darwin Compendium (Barnes & Nobles, October, 2005).

* The Autobiography of Charles Darwin (Barnes & Noble: January, 2004).

Reviews

* Marianne Sommer, "Bones and Ochre: the Curious Afterlife of the Red Lady of Paviland," Isis 100:1

(2009): 188-189.

* "A Box Full of Ironies," review of the anti-evolution game Evolution Vs. Intelligent Design, In Endeavour

32:3 (September 2008):81-82.

* Noel Keith Roberts, "From Piltdown Man to Point Omega: the evolutionary theory of Teilhard De

Chardin," Isis 95:3 (September, 2004): 514.

* Leonard Warren, "Joseph Leidy: The Last Man Who Knew Everything" Configurations 8:3 (Fall 2000):

423-425.

CURRENT POSITION:

Kean University

Department of History

History of Science, Technology & Medicine

Union, NJ 07083

USA

2007 - present

For more info see web page: https://sites.google.com/a/kean.edu/brian-regal-phd/Home

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Gene W. Baade Books on the West
5.0 out of 5 stars Deserves a place on the shelf of "best" Sasquatch books
Reviewed in the United States on January 22, 2012
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As the body of literature and books on our hairy friends grows, we are seeing more publications on the bio-histories of the noted Sasquatch / Yeti researchers and hunters/field researchers. We are also seeing more publications on the search as it relates to the history and process of science. Dr. Regal's well-researched & documented book does us a service by joining these two aspects of the field, and one should not be put off by the creative tongue-in-cheek assignments of identity in the subtitle. In this volume, we are led to understand much better how science and scientists have influenced the key people involved in the search, and interacted with them -- and how the key people have interacted with, and perhaps even influenced (positively and negatively) science and scientists. Of course, in some cases, the key people are scientists, or in cases otherwise have nevertheless often pursued their goals with a scientific mindset and rational curiosity. This reviewer is also impressed with the objectivity of the author's work. Some publications on the subject reveal more about the authors than the authors do about the subject(s), and seem to enjoy bashing, ridiculing, and discrediting. The art of correcting others without humiliating them often seems lost. Dr. Regal takes a far more dispassionate (sometimes compassionate) but easily as interesting, approach. He gives us abundant and sometimes obscure information that few of us have access to, or are even aware of. Then he lets us be the judge of the importance of that information so that we can make our own decisions as to whom we regard highly or don't regard highly in the field, if such is necessary. One may argue that it is impossible for any writer, including academic researchers, to be without bias. But if Dr. Regal has bias, he has convinced this reviewer that his (the author's) desire to objective is far more important. Equally important, Searching for Sasquatch is a genuinely interesting and informative book. And, dare I say it, it is a "fun" read for egghead & crackpot alike.
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H.M. 2005
5.0 out of 5 stars Terrific treatise about those who hunt for anomalous primates
Reviewed in the United States on September 16, 2015
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This is a tale not necessarily about the creature known as Sasquatch or Bigfoot, but more about those who seek hairy giants. The particular focus is the late Dr. Grover Krantz, who is spoken of with the proper reverence accorded to the first accredited scientist who really stuck his neck out when it came to studies of these unusual what the author calls anomalous primates. We get a biography of the former Washington State University instructor, his struggles with promotion and tenure, his frustrations with not being taken seriously because of his bold stance on this controversial subject. He had papers rejected for study, he was passed over for promotions and pay raises and he had a harder time than most of his colleagues, who were focusing on more conventional anthropology and other ancestral questions. We also see his interactions (and sometimes conflicts) with other anomalous primate chasers, more especially the late Rene Dahinden, who had a general distaste for academia in general and Krantz in particular. Krantz and Dahinden really first met in the small town of Bossburg, Washington when the Cripplefoot tracks were found and seemed to get along at first, but Dahinden was put off by Krantz's seemingly non-critical evaluation of the authenticity of the footprints, more especially with the involvement of Ivan Marx and the possibility of the tracks being hoaxed. The author has managed to create a compelling and captivating manuscript of excellent and scholarly writing, and a true encapsulation of science and its role in the study of anomalous primates, without mocking or ridiculing the true believers. Regal has managed to strike a terrific balance between educational jargon and everyman language, and has succeeded. I give this one a perfect 10. Truly a pleasurable read.
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Daniel M. Stadnyckyj
5.0 out of 5 stars Bigfoot has left the building... I think.
Reviewed in the United States on May 12, 2014
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I'm fascinated by the topic of Bigfoot. I've read most of the books on the subject. Searching for Sasquatch was unique in that it delved mostly on the people who search and study the phenomenon. Brian Regal did a splendid job of allowing his readers a glimpse into what motivates /motivated these individuals to persue and study this "ghost".
Sadly most of the prominent people in the book have passed on without ever knowing the truth. As the years go by we are still searching for an answer. I for one am turning more skeptical and I'm struck by what Rene Dahinden - who seemed to be the most realistic and level headed of the bunch said... " I have searched for over forty years and I haven't found it, that's got to say something."
Searching for Sasquatch was a very refreshing and enjoyable read.
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5.0 out of 5 stars This like a 'textbook' on the History of Bigfoot Research and ...
Reviewed in the United States on March 11, 2016
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This like a 'textbook' on the History of Bigfoot Research and the 'who's who' of how it came to be. It gets into the people's personalities and makes them come alive. This is not a book with pictures, but a research work with a load of references. It's well done and unless you want the back ground and research of chronological order of how things happened, this might not be for you. I personally enjoyed it because the book demonstrated why and how people became important in the order of appearance.
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Laurence Clark Crossen
5.0 out of 5 stars Best historical overview ever.
Reviewed in the United States on March 15, 2011
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An excellent and even-handed history of the study of big-foot type

creatures. He draws out the best of both sides of the controversy. He

maintains a high tenor, though I would say he goofed on page 51. Here

he suggests that when the CIA turned down a request for information on

the Yeti or Abominable Snowman this indicates they actually have such

documents to hide. Would it not be much more reasonable to suppose that

it was regarded as a frivolous request?
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hoodoo Dancer
1.0 out of 5 stars This book is full of lies
Reviewed in the United States on February 28, 2024
There are no facts in this book it is all made up
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Paul LeBlond
5.0 out of 5 stars Great read !
Reviewed in Canada on November 15, 2016
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Superbly documented review of the interactions between amateurs (the crackpot Sasquatch hunters) and the professional zoologists (the eggheads) in the search for the elusive Sasquatch-Bigfoot. In depth overview of Grover Krantz contributions.

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