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Part history, part road trip, and part biography, this is the true story of a remarkable group of men whose obsession with Bigfoot turned the giant hominid into an American icon. Award-winning journalist Michael McLeod tells of Bigfoot's rise to tabloid stardom in a fast-paced account that begins with his own journey to investigate a famous 1967 film clip of a Bigfoot in a California forest. McLeod proceeds to uncover a trail of clues reaching from the late nineteenth century, when a few ambitious, imaginative naturalists and explorers synthesized historical and indigenous folklore with Darwinian ideas and speculated that a proto-hominid "missing link" might still be alive in remote areas. That speculation would eventually inspire a colorful cast of loggers, hunters, con artists, and businessmen in the twentieth century to create the modern myth of Bigfoot, all of them angling for a piece of a monster that the media and the public still can't get enough of. Told through vividly narrated interviews and anecdotes, Anatomy of a Beast offers a unique perspective on the deep roots of counterfactual thinking—and how obsession and myth are created out of it.
- Sales Rank: #1510663 in Books
- Published on: 2009-06-02
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: .82" h x 5.94" w x 9.28" l, 1.06 pounds
- Binding: Hardcover
- 238 pages
Review
“McLeod approaches Bigfoot culture the way Susan Orlean approached orchids . . . artfully traces our culture's obsession to walking man-beasts.” (Justin Berton San Francisco Chronicle 2009-06-21)
“A funny, well-written memoir about chasing down the believers.” (Scott Bradfield Bookforum 2009-07-31)
“With prose that's both sensitive and probing, McLeod explores this very human aspect, the tendency to see pictures in the clouds, UFOs in the sky, and fragments of evolution in the woods.” (Andi Diehn Foreword 2009-07-01)
“McLeod writes evocatively of a rich, wondrous ecological area known as ‘The Klamath Knot.’" (Nick Owchar Los Angeles Times Book Review 2009-12-06)
“An entertaining and thoroughly researched travelogue, as much about America’s need for mystery as the elusive denizens of the Klamath forests.” (Ben Waterhouse Willamette Week 2009-07-01)
“Compelling.” (Jason Zasky Failure 2009-06-01)
“McLeod approaches Bigfoot culture the way Susan Orlean approached orchids . . . artfully traces our culture's obsession to walking man-beasts.” (Justin Berton Kansas City Star 2009-07-18)
“Insightful and amusing.” (Robert Nott Santa Fe New Mexican 2009-06-12)
From the Inside Flap
"Michael McLeod doesn't simply debunk hoaxes; he critically, but sympathetically, explores the motivations that have driven the 'Bigfoot community' to build an enormous and intricate, if ramshackle, edifice of lore. McLeod has written an anatomy of mythology with implications that go beyond the Bigfoot phenomenon. The Bigfoot mythologists' strange, colorful, and sometimes comical, personalities play a big part of this compulsively readable story."—David Rains Wallace, author of The Klamath Knot: Explorations of Myth and Evolution
"In the same way that dinosaurs and other exotic beasts from Earth's distant and hazy past inspire and fascinate many of us, Bigfoot has captured the imagination of generations of Americans. Here, Michael McLeod approaches the 'Bigfoot phenomenon' in the same way that a detective would follow leads at a crime scene. The result is a delicious case study of human obsession and the fuzzy border between science and pseudoscience."—Chris Beard, author of The Hunt for the Dawn Monkey: Unearthing the Origins of Monkeys, Apes, and Humans
About the Author
Michael McLeod is a writer, producer, and director who has created documentaries for PBS, the PBS series Frontline, the Discovery Channel, and other national venues.
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22 of 28 people found the following review helpful.
Too cocky to be truly scientifc
By Scott Herriott
If you're interested in a skeptical tome on the subject of Bigfoot, you'd do a lot better with either Daegling's "Bigfoot Exposed" (horrible title...very good book) or Buh's "Bigfoot - the Life and Times of a Legend (good title...good book). McLeod is correct in pointing out a lot of weak pieces of evidence. But to leap from that to making absolute statements such as "But the Bigfoot phenomenon has never been about the truth. It's about storytelling" or (pertaining to the Patterson film) "Afterall, someone was in the suit, and Patterson's clock was ticking" has him coming off as presumptive and arrogant as someone boldly claiming there IS strong evidence for the existence of Bigfoot. One has to wonder if McLeod were around in Africa in the years prior to the discovery of the mountain gorilla, with him hearing anecdotal stories of man-like beings, would he have scoffed at such stories as wishful thinking rubbish? Apparently, he's one of these guys who mistakenly thinks that science is solely involved with defending what has already been verified and pooh-poohing that which hasn't, even though, in the case of the Sasquatch phenomenon, you have literally thousands of people who have claimed to see one. Personally, I believe there IS tons of b.s. and misinterpretation involved in the phenomenon, but to categorically rule out any plausible notion that such beings could exist comes off as someone who needs to review the principles of the scientific method and question his own apparently all-compassing cynical views of human beings ability to relay what they've experienced accurately.
Granted, in this day and age of computer-generated imagery, only a body or a part of one will suffice for verification. But to claim that any further searching is a pure waste of time seems to ignore the fact that prior to proving that both the mountain gorilla and orangutan existed, for hundreds of years, anecdotal tales abounded about their existence. Perhaps this too is the case with Bigfoot.
9 of 12 people found the following review helpful.
A gift from a friend
By S. F. Tye
I didn't buy this book but rather was given it as a gift. I have no particular interest in the subject matter and certainly held no prior views on the authenticity of Bigfoot. I read it in front of the 127 other books I currently have purchased but failed to read because it was given to me by a friend. The onus of friendships.
Much to my surprise, I very much enjoyed the book and found it difficult to put down. When I did put it down, it was often to go to the Internet and check out some aspect of the subject matter.
This book is not so much about Big Foot as such, arguably because there may not be any subject matter as a point of fact, but rather is about the actual search for the underlying truth in the stories of Big Foot. It is also about the possible perversion of that search for the truth and why it might have happened. The story about the hunt for Bigfoot actually makes very good reading. Beyond that, however, the author presents a wonderful portrait of the rationales and desires that drove the major participants to act as they did; insights that apply to many situations that may not be so dissimilar to this one.
At the end of the day this is a well written book that can take the reader beyond the specific subject matter at hand into an interesting look at what drives people in situations such as this. Situations where we want to believe, have to believe or simply need others to believe, even all three. While the book clearly discounts the existence of Bigfoot, it certainly had me wanting to believe, not just in the legend but in the people who pursued that legend. At the end of the day, it wasn't so much that I believed in the creature but rather that I believed in the spirit of the legend and thoroughly enjoyed getting to know those who would pursue that legend. I left satisfied but hungry and find myself checking on Bigfoot far more than I would otherwise have done, even if the author had proven its existence beyond a shadow of a doubt; and who would want to do that to such a wonderful legend?
3 of 4 people found the following review helpful.
a PBS documentarian looks at bigfoot
By R. Howell
Each year there are inevitably several books released on the subject of bigfoot. This year we start out with Buhs' Bigfoot: The Life and Times of a Legend and this book by McLeod. Both follow similar outlines, rehashing some old stories and then dismissing them because the individual authors deny the existence of such creatures. I really don't care whether they "believe" (I hate the use of that word in this regards) but I do care whether they present an interesting look into the legend, pro or con, and supply me with information that entertains me or causes me to think more. I personally accept the admittedly soft-evidence on the existance of the creatures but will gladly read an opposing viewpoint with an open mind. Both Buhs and McLeod present their takes and overall, I found both books intriguing whether I agreed or not.
McLeod's book is rather back and forth over the subject matter. He denies the existance but then writes an extremely provocative and entrancing descriptive which seemingly accepts them only to turn around and comment that it just isn't true. I grew tired of this in both books. I accept your dispute but don't have to be reminded constantly. Anyway, I actually truly enjoyed this book as McLeod has a powerful way with words, sometimes using overpriced words to seemingly show off his expanse of language. There is no real argument disproving the creatures other than the author just doesn't accept what has been presented, it's his opinion and I respect it. There are some apparent character attacks on the old time "investigators", specifically Roger Patterson and his film. However, his look into the past is much less warped than Greg Long's which is really just an all out attack on Patterson and the film. Again, no evidence is presented showing there was or was not 'a man in a monkey suit' other than the author simply stating it was fake.
Overall, a very easy going and descriptive look into the legends, stories, and history of bigfoot. My final statement: in my opinion, the author seemingly wants to 'believe' in bigfoot creatures as he has had an interest in the phenomenon for decades but the 'intellectual' side of him refuses to allow him accept the creatures. Either way, it's a great book for both sides of the fence and should be in your bigfoot literature collection.
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