{"product_id":"swamp-monsters-of-florida-skunk-apes-sea-serpents-and-strange-creatures-of-the-sunshine-state-9798199049061","title":"Swamp Monsters of Florida: Skunk Apes, Sea Serpents, and Strange Creatures of the Sunshine State","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): James R. Wexler\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: United States - South - South Atlantic (DC, DE, FL, GA, MD,\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFlorida does not need to invent monsters. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlong the Tamiami Trail, in the black water of the Everglades, beyond the glow of roadside attractions, and just past the edge of the headlights, Florida's strangest creature stories have taken root. The Skunk Ape may be the state's most famous cryptid, but it is only the beginning.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSwamp Monsters of Florida\u003c\/i\u003e explores the Sunshine State's rich world of strange creatures, from foul-smelling ape-men and sea-serpent reports to giant snakes, mystery cats, escaped monkeys, invasive reptiles, oversized alligators, swamp lights, and ghostly animal warnings. Blending regional history, folklore, natural history, tourism culture, and documented wildlife cases, James R. Wexler follows the stories into the landscapes that made them believable.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is not a book that asks readers to accept every monster tale as fact. Instead, it asks a better question: why do these stories survive here? In Florida, the line between legend and reality is unusually thin. A python can become an ecological crisis. A panther can become a ghost of old Florida. An alligator can become a local monster without ever being imaginary.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Independently Published","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47889936941207,"sku":"9798199049061","price":1474.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9798199049061.webp?v=1781178272","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/swamp-monsters-of-florida-skunk-apes-sea-serpents-and-strange-creatures-of-the-sunshine-state-9798199049061","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}