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Monsters of the Gevaudan : the making of a beast
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Monsters of the Gevaudan : the making of a beast / Jay M. Smith.
ISBN
9780674047167 (alk. paper)
0674047168 (alk. paper)
Published
Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2011.
Physical Description
378 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
April 21, 2011
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Introduction: The beast and its world
Sounding the alarm
Monsters real and imagined
Digesting defeat
A star is born
The perils of publicity
Heroes and skeptics
Exaggerated expectations and extraordinary endings
Narrative echoes past and present
Conclusion: The beast in history
Note on place names.
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