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The untold story of Champ : a social history of America's Loch Ness Monster / Robert E. Bartholomew.

Title
The untold story of Champ : a social history of America's Loch Ness Monster / Robert E. Bartholomew.
Author
Bartholomew, Robert E.
Publication
Albany : State University of New York Press/Excelsior Editions, c2012.

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Description
xiii, 253 p. : ill.; 23 cm.
Summary
Scotland may have Nessie, the Loch Ness Monster, but we have Champ, the legendary serpent-like monster of Lake Champlain. Real or imaginary, Champ and his story will fascinate believers and skeptics alike. --from Cover.
Alternative Title
Champ
Subject
  • Champ (Monster)
  • Champlain, Lake > History
  • Champlain, Lake, Region > History
  • Champlain, Lake, Region > Social life and customs
  • Legends > Champlain, Lake, Region
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 199-242) and indexes.
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
Contents
From Out of the Blue : The Early Memoir of a Sea Monster -- The Serpent, Or at Least Its Tale, Resurfaces -- The Comeback Critter : The Fall and Rebirth of a Legend -- Awash with Controversy : Shonky Journalism, a Controversial Photo and a Monster Dispute -- Egos, Obsessions and the Quest for the Fame : The Monster Hunters -- In the Eye of the Beholder : The Search for Answers.
ISBN
  • 9781438444840 (pbk. : alk. paper)
  • 1438444842 (pbk. : alk. paper)
LCCN
^^2012003676
OCLC
777002159
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library