- Taschenbuch: 256 Seiten
- Verlag: Paraview.Com Inc (1. November 2003)
- Sprache: Englisch
- ISBN-10: 1931044678
- ISBN-13: 978-1931044677
- Größe und/oder Gewicht: 22,1 x 14,7 x 2 cm
- Durchschnittliche Kundenbewertung: 5.0 von 5 Sternen Alle Rezensionen anzeigen (8 Kundenrezensionen)
- Amazon Bestseller-Rang: Nr. 252.657 in Englische Bücher (Siehe Top 100 in Englische Bücher)
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Is it a strange mammal related to the seals, a descendant of a prehistoric reptile, or a new, unidentified animal? Whatever it is, or was, the witnesses call it a sea serpent. Remarkably similar descriptions of a creature with a long body, undulating motion, and horse-sized, snake-like head have left a trail of clues and controversy going back three centuries. In "The Great New England Sea Serpent," J.P. O'Neill draws on the historical record as well as previously unpublished first-hand accounts to chronicle more than 230 sightings of the mysterious marine creatures inhabiting the Gulf of Maine.
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Is it a strange mammal related to the seals, a descendant of a prehistoric reptile, or a new, unidentified animal? Whatever it is, or was, the witnesses call it a sea serpent. Remarkably similar descriptions of a creature with a long body, undulating motion, and horse-sized, snake-like head have left a trail of clues and controversy going back three centuries. In "The Great New England Sea Serpent," J.P. O'Neill draws on the historical record as well as previously unpublished first-hand accounts to chronicle more than 230 sightings of the mysterious marine creatures inhabiting the Gulf of Maine.
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What combination of vision, courage, hubris, and avarice must the early European explorers have possessed to sail west across the wide Atlantic toward what they believed was the Orient, leaving behind them the known world. Lesen Sie die erste Seite
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What combination of vision, courage, hubris, and avarice must the early European explorers have possessed to sail west across the wide Atlantic toward what they believed was the Orient, leaving behind them the known world. Lesen Sie die erste Seite
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Right from the beginning, people who sighted sea serpents were ridiculed. While seeing Elvis has taken the number one spot on the debunkers "guilt by association" hit parade, sea serpents are still towards the top. If you want to tarnish a subject as the product of gullible overcredulity , you can toss in, "Oh, and I'm sure it was riding on a sea serpent" to bursts of derisive snickering.
Why should this be so? As J.P. O'Neill ably documents in this volume, there are plenty of sober sightings by reliable individuals. What many of them report does not seem unreasonable. O'Neill has made a point of reproducing the original stories in most cases, often with little commentary.
She focuses on the reports that have come from the Gulf of Maine, which runs essentially from Massachusetts up to Nova Scotia. These include the ones in the area of Cape Ann and Gloucester, which made national news, particularly in 1817.
The book is straight-forward, respectful, and not sensational. It is, in a sense, very New England. It says that "this is what it is" and brooks no nonsense about it.
O'Neill's research (and that of others, whom she graciously and properly acknowledges) goes far beyond the observations of hardworking fisherfolk and land-dwellers. She does an excellent job in setting the scene, and showing us the people and the politics that were involved. As with many of the best books on these topics, it is ultimately not about "his Snakeship", but about our reactions to him.
The quibble factor here is so low it's not even worth bringing up. Even the lack of an index is ameliorated by the sightings table. The book is an excellent read, even for people not generally interested in these things. For people who want to see wild speculations or extensive analysis, it may not be enough. However, the vast majority will enjoy this well-written accounting of what has been called "the Great Mystery".
Abridged from Bufo's ANOMALIT Review October 1999 (anomalit-subscribe@onelist.com)
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I read this book on the train to and from work one week and found the stories Ms. O'Neill told fascinating. She made no judgments, but only compiled hundreds of years of sightings and stories in a well-written and interesting form.A very well researched chronology of the sightings of the serpent.
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Just thought I would weigh in with my humble opinion on J. P. O'Neill's new book. If you have any interest on the subject of "Sea Serpents," whether pro or con, this is one book you need to buy/read. Today.
It is meticulously researched and the depth and quality of the information is impressive. If there is anyone out there debating whether to spend the money on this book, my advice is take the plunge.
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A ground-breaking history book!
June O'Neill's simple journalistic approach of building suspense by listing sighting after sighting throughout the centuries is thoroughly convincing! Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 12. Oktober 1999 veröffentlicht
Witnesses of Long Ago Speak, and the Reader Decides........
June O'Neill's book offers the reader an overview of the historical record, going back over 300 years, of the incidents of reported unknown aquatic animals off the coast of New... Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 25. September 1999 von Craig Heinselman
Highly Readable
An extremely impressive work of scholarship, which will unquestionably remain the standard work on this signifcant example, and episode, in the history of unidentified marine... Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 16. September 1999 veröffentlicht
"Challenges the superlatives"
J.P. O'Neill's destined to become a classic work, "THE GREAT NEW ENGLAND SEA SERPENT...." is truly in a class of its own in terms of mass appeal. Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 7. Juli 1999 veröffentlicht
One of Tomorrow's Cryptozoological Classics!!
J. P. O'Neill's new book, The Great New England Sea Serpent: An Account of Unknown Creatures Sighted by Many Respected Persons Between 1638 and the Present Day, beside getting the... Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 16. Mai 1999 von reader
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