Author: Peter Byrne
This book, written in 1975 and revised in 1976, is one of the best books of that era, and the author is well-versed in the stories of Bigfoot from the past. The book chronicles Byrne's efforts to locate Bigfoot near The Dalles, Oregon, where he established his Bigfoot Information Center. He had an observation point on top of a high hill which he would sit in often to observe the terrain to see about spotting a Bigfoot, which was reported to live in the area. He never saw anything, of course, but he made an attempt to. Byrne chronicles his early years in Ireland, his Royal Air Force stint, his work as a tea plantation owner in India, his efforts to find the Yeti or Abominable Snowman and his initial efforts to find Bigfoot, under the guidance of Tom Slick in the "Pacific Northwest Expedition" which also included John Green, Rene Dahinden and Bob Titmus. That early effort unearthed some tracks, but not too much in the way of true evidence. Ray Wallace, however, the well-known hoaxer, had tried to sell an alleged baby Bigfoot he allegedly had trapped in a cave, to Byrne and Slick. Wallace was also allegedly feeding the creature Frosted Flakes, which he said was expensive. The creature, however, supposedly got sick and had to be let go. This was what Byrne and the others faced in the early years of research into Bigfoot. Byrne then moves into describing sighting reports he has received in his research, and also his footprint finds. Byrne rules out the credibility of all but a very few reports, and personally investigates each report as much as possible. I highly recommend this book to all Bigfoot enthusiasts, and can be purchased in different places on the internet, such as abebooks.com and amazon.com.