Bigfoot: The Yeti and Sasquatch in Myth and Reality

This is a great examination of the facts behind the Bigfoot legend. Keep in mind that this book was written in 1972, but much of the basic information is timeless. The book lacks in the more recent facts in the quest for a North American primate. The book could have also used a little tighter editing, Napier repeats himself several times and the book is full of misspellings. Napier also seems to focus on the lack of evidence for the yeti rather than focus on the North American sasquatch. More recent evidence for (and against) the existence of the yeti is worth examining after reading this tome. DO NOT let these little issues dissuade you from buying this book. It is still a GREAT read. Overall, I feel fortunate to have found this fair and accurate examination of the evidence to date (1972). The conclusions are fair, but the reader can draw and reach their own conclusions. Highly Recommended!

Dr. John Napier was Curator of Primates at the Smithsonian Institution. At the time this book was written in the early 1970's, it was unusual for a Scientist to publicly show interest in this subject. Dr Napier was a leading Primatologist who took an interest in this subject and began investigating further. He examines the evidence for the existence of the North American "Bigfoot" as well as the Himalyan "Yeti". Also discussed is the 1967 Roger Patterson film. Dr Napier analyzes the footprint evidence also. Dr Napier also discusses the cultural aspects of man's world wide belief in man like monsters. In his final chapter Dr. Napier concludes that he feels there is something to the Sasquatch reports and further states that if even one of the tracks are legitmate than the Sasquatch does exist and as Scientists they have some explaining to do. This book is out of print, however it was a mass produced paperback and is relatively easy to find. Anyone who is interested in this subject should read this book and have a copy in their library.

I found this to be a very well thought out and written book. It is one of the best that i've read on the subject.