Beast: Werewolves, Serial Killers, and Man-Eaters: The Mystery of the Monsters of the Gévaudan - Couverture rigide

Schwalb, S. R.; Romero, Gustavo Sánchez

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1632204622 ISBN 13 : 9781632204622

Editeur : Skyhorse, 2016

Synopsis

Using modern biology and history to investigate a series of grisly deaths in the countryside of 18th-century France.

Something unimaginable occurred from 1764 to 1767 in the remote highlands of south-central France. For three years, a real-life monster, or monsters, ravaged the region, slaughtering by some accounts more than 100 people, mostly women and children, and inflicting severe injuries upon many others. Alarmed rural communities—and their economies—were virtually held hostage by the marauder, and local officials and Louis XV deployed dragoons and crack wolf hunters from far-off Normandy and the King’s own court to destroy the menace. And with the creature’s reign of terror occurring at the advent of the modern newspaper, it can be said the ferocious attacks in the Gévaudan region were one of the world's first media sensations.

Despite extensive historical documentation about this awesome predator, no one seemed to know exactly what it was. Theories abounded: Was it an exotic animal, such as a hyena, that had escaped from a menagerie? A werewolf? A wolf-dog hybrid? A new species? Some kind of conspiracy? Or, as was proposed by the local bishop, was it a scourge of God? To this day, debates on the true nature of La Bête, “The Beast,” continue.

With historical illustrations, composite sketches by the author, on-the-scene modern-day photographs, autopsy analysis, and fictionalized accounts, Beast takes a fascinating look at all the evidence, using a mix of history and modern biology to advance a theory that could solve one of the most bizarre and unexplained killing sprees of all time: France’s infamous Beast of the Gévaudan.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Gustavo Sánchez Romero, based in the Canary Islands, has published two books and numerous articles and holds a degree in Biological Sciences with an emphasis in Zoology, Geology, and Paleontology.

S. R. Schwalb has been employed in publishing and advertising for many years and is currently a writer and editor based in the New York area.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Skyhorse
• Date d'édition: 2016
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1632204622
• ISBN 13: 9781632204622
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 352
• Coordonnées du fabricant: SKYHORSE; https://www.skyhorsepublishing.com/; ; 307 West 36th Street, 11th Floor; New York; NY; 10018; Etats-Unis
• Personne responsable: non disponible