Beast: Werewolves, Serial Killers, and Man-Eaters: The Mystery

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

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 communitiesÂ—and their economiesÂ—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 Kingâ€™s own court to destroy the menace. And with the creatureâ€™s reign of terror occurring at the advent of the modern newspaper, it can be said the ferocious attacks in the GÃ©vaudan 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 BÃªte, Â“The Beast,â€ 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: Franceâ€™s infamous Beast of the GÃ©vaudan.
Country USA
Brand Skyhorse
Manufacturer Skyhorse
Binding Hardcover
ItemPartNumber Color photos, color illustrations, B&W p
ReleaseDate 2016-02-16
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781632204622

Country	USA
Brand	Skyhorse
Manufacturer	Skyhorse
Binding	Hardcover
ItemPartNumber	Color photos, color illustrations, B&W p
ReleaseDate	2016-02-16
UnitCount	1
EANs	9781632204622

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

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