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mythologies of the united states

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Snapshot of American cryptozoology that brings together the Jersey Devil, Bigfoot, Mothman, Chupacabra, Shunka Warakin, Caddy, the Honey Island Swamp Monster and many more cryptids on one hand-drawn, hand-screened map. Monsters in America Creature of Every State in the United States Scariest Mythical Creatures From Each of America’s 50 States Matching 50 mythical creatures with each of the 50 states Most Famous Mythical Creature in Each State A  bestiary  is a catalog of animals, birds, and other natural — or imaginary — phenomena. Intended not as a textbook but as an inspirational — and often scientifically dubious — compendium. The purpose of the bestiary —  according to one author from the twelfth century  — is “to improve the minds of ordinary people, in such a way that the soul will at least perceive physically things which it has difficulty grasping mentally: that what they have difficulty comprehending with their ears, they will perceive with their e...