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Raincoast Sasquatch: The Bigfoot / Sasquatch Records of Southeast Alaska, Coastal British Columbia & Northwest Washington from Puget Sound to Yakutat

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Being a sasquatch buff, I picked this book up in a little store in Bandon, Oregon. I'm glad I did. Robert Alley takes more than a passing interest look into the sasquatch phenomenon and keeps it to a region he is fairly familiar with, the coast and islands of British Columbia. Alley does an excellent job in his research and reiteration of the stories/sightings that he was told / investigated. For those that enjoy a good thorough look into sasquatch/bigfoot, pick this book up but keep in mind, Alley sticks to a limited region here; he does not talk about occurances in the U.S. as those can be found in many other books. It is a fairly limited geographical region he covers but he covers it exceptionally well. Definitely a book to pick up for the avid bigfoot follower.

I've been caught-up in the whole Sasquatch/Cryptozoology phenomenon since Jr. High, and consider myself very well read on the subject; John Green, Rene Dahinden, Loren Coleman, etc. But found this particular book extremely interesting. I was aware of several remote sightings in our 49th state, but didn't realize how frequent the sightings, and the rich prospect of scientific breakthrough. I wouldn't be surprised if the final solving of this mystery occurs in Alaska. I did however expect more reports from British Columbia and Washington State, but past publications, and the numerous Internet websites cover those areas quite well. Stunning eyewitness accounts, and absorbing data. I can't wait for future works on the subject from Mr. Alley.

I really worry this book will soon be out of print. It offers the best coverage of sightings for the remote coastlines of British Columbia and Alaska EVER!

For those reviews that have mentioned that the book might be limited because of its "spatial" focus, I will say this is the book's strength. The bigfoot book genre will need to start moving in this focused direction to better serve readers and researchers. All the big stories have been covered many times over.

What Alley has done represents true research. He's traveled to these small fishing villages and hamlets and interviewed native populations to obtain never-before published accounts of sasquatch encounters. This is no easy chore either. Just look at a map of BC. North of Vacouver, there are only two roads to the coast: one to Prince Rupert and one to Bella Coola. The rest must be reached by boat, plane, helicopter or foot.

Raincoast Sasquatch is a rare look into the remote rainforests of British Columbia and Southeast Alaska. If you are a skeptic, you may want to find yourself a good chair. This book will have you questioning your place in the world.

Kudos to Alley. I hope he will one day publish a follow-up to this seminal work.

Great book, a lot of facts, a lot of information, interesting. A well roundes researcher as well as author. Eric J. Mazzi

I give high praise to Mr. Alley for a job well done and may he write many more in the future!
This is the way to research and write about Bigfoot/Sasquatch, with facts and without contradictions or second guessing one's self!
Where I'm from, Maine, the French call Bigfoot "Loup Garou," which is french for "werewolf; wild beast."
I highly recommend this book. AAAAA+++++
Ken T. ~~

Raincoast Sasquatch is about Bigfoot sightings on the islands off the Alaska panhandle coast. Common sightings characteristics are 4-6-inch body hair, 18-inch hair on the back of the head, neck, shoulders, and upper back, grayish skin color, and eyes that reflect shined light in darkness. On page 77, the drawing for James Nanez's Bigfoot sighting in June 2000 at George Inlet, Revilla Island shows the same broad body, humanlike face, and watchful posture that the Bigfoot in Roger Patterson's film had. Menacing Bigfoot behavior is shown by objects thrown at people, and discovered nests have been described as not belonging to any known animal. On pages 296-297, many plant and animal food sources are listed. I enjoyed learning about the Alaskans' encounter experiences in a region that is unknown to the rest of the country.

This was a very interesting, informative and entertaining read. Alley knows his subject well. I've read a number of Sasquatch/Bigfoot books and this ranks right up there with John Green's s Sasquatch:The Apes Among Us. What I particularly liked was the limited locale and the particulars about the Native Americans who live in that area and their beliefs concerning Sasquatch. The Field Guide to the Pacific Coast Sasquatch and the maps pinpointing the locations of all the reports was very helful.

While traveling through the "Sunshine Coast" of British Columbia, Canada I purchased this book in the Tsain-ko gift shop located in the Shíshálh First Nation. During a conversation with a elder member of the Shíshálh First Nation I asked her about Sasquatch. Her quick and stern response was 'it is not a myth. These creatures do exist."
Robert Alley's book includes an impressive collection of eyewitness accounts, photographs, illustrations, and maps.
Importantly, this book provides the reader with an excellent detailed-examination of the First Nations/Native American perspective of Sasquatch.
I strongly recommend this book to students of Native American studies/history/anthropology and to anyone interested in the Sasquatch phenomenon.

I stumbled upon this book is a gift shop, and I have to say: I could not put it down. Fascinating reports, that are documented nowhere else.

Very good book. It is very well written and very informative. I hate that I have finished it.