and Desert. (Chicago, Miscellaneous Graphics, 1990.) Historical connections In the tradition of American tall tales and folklore, not all of the narrations are complete fabrications. Instead they are highly embellished stories elaborated on personal experiences. In the narrative of Hyampom Hog Bear, a hog bear cub is found in Klamath River, California and taken by Eugene S. Bruce to the National Zoo in Washington D.C. This account is also recorded in The Land We Live In, The Book of Conservation by Overton W. Price. In this version Bruce did in fact catch a cub with his bare hands while trekking through the California mountains; the accompanying image stating underneath, "It [the bear] is now in the Washington Zoo, albeit the animal pictured is presumably not a hog bear. Likewise, in the sketch of the snoligoster there is a reference to Inman F. Eldredge (1883–1963), a Gifford Pinchot Medal awardee, who while pursuing an escaped fugitive in the everglades, encounters the dreadful swamp-wyrm which afterward devours the criminal. An episode which is doubtlessly a fanciful idealization of Eldredge's background as a timber cruiser in Southern Florida. Other persons referenced in Fearsome Creatures are John P. Wentling (1878-1952), who was Professor of Forestry at both the Pennsylvania State Forest Academy and University of Minnesota, A. B. Patterson (Forest Service), Big Ole Kittleson, Gus Demo, Bill Murphy, and John Gray. See also Squonk Hugag Fearsome critters Legendary creatures Cryptozoology References External links Fearsome Creatures Of The Lumberwoods (1910) by William T. Cox from HathiTrust Digital Library (PDF) Fearsome Creatures of the Lumberwoods by Tim Cassidy (Pixel Issue #8, Pg. 17) The Splintercat 1910 books Fantasy books