My New Book

Yesterday I got some copies of my new book Buckeye Beasts in the mail...

Here's the book description:

Throughout the 19th and early 20th Centuries, encounters with 'wild men' were commonly reported in newspapers around Ohio. Many cryptozoology researchers think these reports of wild men, 'gorillas,' 'hairy men,' and 'anthropoids' could be historical accounts of Bigfoot-like creatures. In this book, author Tyler Houck examines these reports spanning from 1869 to the 1940s. Many are presented here as they originally appeared and are then compared to modern Bigfoot reports and other historical and contemporary reports of strange, man-like cryptids from around the world. Is this all something to do with mythology and folklore, hoaxes on slow news days or misidentifications, or is there something else behind the stories?

And here's the contents of the book:

Introduction

PART I

1. "A Gorilla in Ohio" (1860-1879)
2. Early Stories of Wild Men (1880-1899)
3. 20th Century Accounts (1900-1929)
4. Before the Birth of Bigfoot (1930-1950)

PART II

5. Comparison to Modern Accounts
6. A Folkloric Phenomenon?
7. Conclusions
Bibliography
About the Author

Buckeye Beasts: Historical Accounts of "Gorillas," "Wild Men," and Other Hairy Monsters in Ohio is available in paperback and on Kindle on Amazon.com.