Bestselling author and noted cryptozoologist Loren Coleman set out on the ultimate mission: to uncover the fun and intriguing phenomena that exist right here in the United States. In Mysterious America, a fun and compulsively readable guidebook to America's most popular local legends, he prepares readers for their own adventure -- where to find the unbelievable spectacles on their journey, including:Phantom panthers haunting eastern North AmericaBay State ghosts and spiritsMad gassers in IllinoisChamp, the famous Lake Champlain monsterThe Minnesota IcemanThe Missouri Momo and the infamous Eastern BigfootAnd many more!Coleman's witty insight and astonishing experiences will captivate followers of Charles Fort and just-plain-curious readers alike. For, as Coleman frankly reveals, these strange creatures and unimaginable wonders may lie just beyond your own backyard....