ɪt wʌz ɚɹˈɪdʒɪnəli pˈʌblɪʃt ˌɔn dʒuːlˈaɪ wˈʌn, nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi sˈɛvən, bᵻfˌoːɹ hɪz nˈɑːvəl lˈeɪk mˈɔnstɚz, bˌʌt wʌz ɹᵻpˈʌblɪʃt baɪ jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi pɹˈɛs ʌv nˈuː ˈɪŋɡlənd ˌɔn sɛptˈɛmbɚ wˈʌn, nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti ˈeɪt.
It was originally published on July 1, 1987, before his novel Lake Monsters, but was republished by University Press of New England on September 1, 1998.