Bigfoot: A Personal Inquiry into a Phenomenon, Kenneth Wylie (1980 HB) Like New

Description: *** RARE AND LONG OUT OF PRINT *** Bigfoot: A Personal Inquiry into a Phenomenon By Kenneth Wylie Hardcover: 268 Pages — Publisher: Viking Adult; First Edition (1980) From the flaps: "It's been sighted many times and reported in the press. It's been frozen on film, tracked by buffs, studied by scientists. And yet Bigfoot, or Sasquatch, as this hairy, shadowy being is called, remains poised on the border between mystery and fact. In this impartial and fascinating book, Kenneth Wylie writes not from the stance of a true believer or a doubting Thomas, but from the viewpoint of a dispassionate investigator in search of clues to an unsolved riddle. Given that Bigfoot is a celebrity without even being a certainty, the author asks himself, "Was there really any evidence for such an eldritch beast, apparently seen by so many earnest witnesses, or was all the publicity and hoopla pure bunk? Why did so many intelligent people, including some highly educated and widely experienced naturalists, believe in such an improbability? And why among the general public did so many want to believe?" The answers to these questions make for a thought-provoking and incisive inspection of a remarkable contemporary phenomenon. Kenneth Wylie follows the trail of Bigfoot through the disciplines of biology, history, mythology, and psychology, just as he follows the reported physical trail of the creature in his travels through prime Bigfoot terrain. He considers earlier publications on the subject and then recounts his extensive interviews with buffs, scientific experts, and alleged eyewitnesses alike, evaluating their motives for belief or disbelief as carefully as he does their opinions and findings. To this contradictory material, Kenneth Wylie adds his own analysis of the evidence, of the hypothesis that such a beast could function but remain unfound, and of Bigfoot lore in literature through the ages. And in a fine concluding chapter, he offers a personal interpretation: If proof is lacking, then perhaps the truth of Bigfoot is that of myth, the\ dream of a civilized society for the wilderness it forsook long ago in favor of the city, where urban threat results in the primitive need, again, for the succor of a story about a wild man roaming free. KENNETH WYLIE, who holds a Ph.D. in African Studies and has published a book and numerous articles in that field, brings special credentials to his exploration of Bigfoot. Not only is he a trained historian and anthropologist, he is also a woodsman and amateur naturalist. Dr. Wylie lives with his family in Michigan, not far from where others claim to have seen a certain bipedal apelike apparition."MORE BOOKS ON THIS SUBJECT IN MY EBAY STORE!YES! I WILL COMBINE SHIPPING! Condition: LIKE NEW. Used - Like New. Book may have extremely minor cosmetic defects on the cover, spine, pages or dust jacket. Dust jacket (if present) is intact and pages are clean and not marred by notes. May contain remainder marks on outside edges and/or an ex-libris name sticker or written name. Payment: Credit, Debit, and gift cards, Apple Pay, Google Pay, PayPal, and PayPal Credit. If you are bidding on multiple items and/or need more than 7 days to complete payment, please be sure to contact me. I gladly combine shipments of two or more items. Combined shipping is best facilitated by contacting me before payment. If an item remains unpaid for 7 days, I begin the Unpaid Item process with eBay to recover my eBay fees, will relist the item, and an unpaid item ding will be recorded on the non-paying bidder's/buyer's Ebay account. Shipping: If an Ebay Store listing or auction features free shipping, there is no shipping cost to the buyer. Otherwise, Buyer pays shipping. Please Note: Sellers are not responsible for service transit time. This information is provided by the carrier (i.e., US Postal Service) and excludes weekends and holidays. Carrier's transit times can vary considerably during peak periods. Therefore, I make no guarantees about transit times (despite Ebay's promises), but I will put your package into the carrier's system in one business day. Please note: I do not ship on Saturdays or Sundays, as my local post office is closed on weekends. Items purchased after 12:00 p.m. on Friday, on Saturday, or on Sunday will be shipped the following Monday. Feedback: I leave positive feedback for all of my customers who pay on time and leave me positive feedback. As soon as I receive your feedback, I will leave feedback for you.

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