A Hulking Book, Finished!, by Linda Newton-Perry
By Linda Newton-Perry – © 2009
It is my routine each evening to read myself to sleep. This last week, I fell asleep with David Paulides’ 480 page book, Tribal Bigfoot, toppling heavily onto the bedcovers. Don’t get the wrong idea, it did in no way put me to sleep; I, in fact, enjoyed it so much that I simply couldn’t put it down. This morning I finished the book with only a page and a half left from the night before. If you have an interest at all, in Bigfoot, do buy and read the book yourself. I ordered my copy from Amazon.com. Paulides has a website you will enjoy. The address is www.nabigfootsearch.com.
I’ll mention a few more interesting things about Paulides’ book. The excellent illustrations, drawings of Bigfoot, are by forensic sketch artist Harvey Pratt. Also included in the book are photos of many people who have had sightings and have signed affidavits to that fact. Many photos are included in the book, which help the reader visualize and comprehend the text. You can be sure that I’ll be reading the book again soon.
I’ve been busy for a couple weeks now, baking Bigfoot cookies, a cookie of the foot and a cookie of the body of the animal. Why, you may ask? Well, I thought I’d give them away when I give book readings or at other festive gatherings having to do with our children’s Bigfoot books. I’ve got the recipe perfected and the how of forming the foot and body, so I’ve moved on to turning my charcoal eraser into the form of Bigfoot and making a slideshow story. My charcoal eraser is always on my desk. While working, I often pick it up and warm it by pulling and kneading it. I have a little talent for sculpting, so I decided to turn the eraser into Bigfoot. It was fun. The slideshow-story is on Youtube. You can see it for yourself by going to Youtube and typing in Guess where I found Bigfoot.
If you would like to report a sighting, or just give your opinion on Bigfoot, please email it to lindap@douglasco.net. And if you read Tribal Bigfoot, Linda would like to know what you thought of it.
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September 14, 2009
New Things Learned
Say hello to Linda Newton-Perry, a writer living in Oregon who produces a weekly column on Bigfoot. She has graciously offered to have her column included here at Bigfoot Sightings.
By Linda Newton-Perry – © 2009
I just received from Amazon.com my copy of David Paulides’ book, Tribal Bigfoot. The 480 page book is stuffed-full of sightings and illustrations. The book isn’t cheap. It cost me a little over thirty dollars with postage. But, I can see that I’m really going to enjoy it. The first few pages of the book have what appear to be scanned newspaper articles about these animals dating back to the 1830’s. He has reduced the print so it is hard to read, but one can with effort. Of these articles, there are at least two reported incidences of a “wild man” being captured and transported by train to be displayed by an unnamed entity. An odd point was made that in these newspapers there was no follow up on what happened to the animals.
I thought I would tell you about some of the “new” things (new to me, that is) that I’ve learned in just the first 146 pages. It seems that Bigfoot/Sasquatch is a “ridgewalker.” The author, Paulides, didn’t understand what the term meant until a Native American of the Yurok tribe explained that these animals walked the mountain ridges so that they could see down into the valleys where men most often stayed (for one thing, to keep out of the wind). He could see smoke from campfires and knew that his territory had been invaded, that he had visitors. On page 87 of the book, Paulides writes that high mountain ridges are where these animals, “more than any other” area have been observed; and, that fact documented, I assume. So, if you wish to observe a Bigfoot, look up to the mountain ridges, according to a spokesman of the Yurok tribe of Native Americans.
Another thing I learned is that these animals don’t seem to be afraid of women and children. One woman was picnicking when she noticed a Bigfoot mimicking her while she ate a sandwich. It seems Bigfoot/Sasquatch has been observed letting himself (herself in this case) be seen by women and children. Paulides concluded that the animals must be aware that women and children do not generally carry guns.
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