On the Track of the Sasquatch

by John Willison Green

Both signed and unsigned copies available of this original publication from John Green in 1980. The second of three books, these originals are incredibly rare and hard to find. First-person accounts of meetings with Bigfoot. Black and white illustrations. John Green is the pre-eminent authority on the fascinating question of whether mankind shares North America with another upright-walking primate, having researched the subject for more than 20 years and assembled a file of more than 2,000 reports.

Genres: Bigfoot

78 pages, Paperback

First published August 28, 1994

About the author

Canadian retired journalist and a leading researcher of the Bigfoot phenomenon.

Reviews

[David Drysdale]

I can't really explain the depth of the nostalgia I have for this book. I had a copy of Volume II, with the red cover, when I was a kid. My dad got it for me on a drive from Vancouver to Prince George, in Bridal Falls, BC. There was this roadside diner that we often stopped at for a meal on that trip with an attached book store. I think it was next to Flintstone Land. (Why Bridal Falls had a Flintstone Land I could not tell you.) I can still remember vividly the texture of the cover in my hands.

Anyway, I probably read or re-read this book dozens of times. I don't know whatever happened to my copy—it might still be kicking around my parents' place somewhere, though I'm sure it has long since disappeared. Happily, though, I found that the publisher of the edition I have still exists and is even selling new editions of this book. I can't wait to hold it again.

[Tuataria Hunt · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very good. Modest, yet thorough.

Reminds me of STTOS215

[Steve Messerer · Rating 5 out of 5]

One of the early entries dedicated exclusively to the subject of Sasquatch, John Green’s self-published 1968 tome, On the Track of the Sasquatch, remains an integral volume to those interested in the elusive bipedal primate.

Written in a comfortable conversational style, John Green navigates the reader from a Canadian Indian legend of an oversize First Nations’ wild man to California’s Willow Creek creature, Bigfoot. At a modest 78 pages, On the Track of the Sasquatch packs in more photos, illustrations, articles and interviews than the dense, overly academic books that have populated bookstore shelves over the past two decades.

If you are an avid Bigfoot aficionado or just simply curious about the subject, On the Track of the Sasquatch provides a lucid study that is fascinating and informative. It narrates harrowing tales from early eye-witnesses like, William Roe and Albert Ostman and concisely collects records from all the early enthusiasts like Rene Dahinden, Jerry Crew, Bob Titmus and Roger Patterson. John Green takes everyone’s accounts very seriously and respectfully reports all viewpoints no matter how incredible or contradictory.

While John Green never directly admits that he believes in Sasquatch/Bigfoot, he does not deny its existence, either. Never patronizing, Mr. Green unreservedly presents gathered “evidence” (plaster casts of footprints, first-hand reports, hair fibers and other DNA samples) to make the case that there is reason to investigate the stories further.

And, stories are what this book is all about. It is packed full of fascinating accounts. Some told by children, some by old trappers and some by learned science-types. There is a survival story of a man who was kidnapped by a Sasquatch family and a tale about a group of Sasquatches nearly smashing down a cabin’s walls while the inhabitants cowered inside. The stories are never boring and John Green has an intuitive ability to assemble individual accounts, illustrations and his personal reflections and experience into an exciting, face-paced read.

I highly recommend On the Track of the Sasquatch to anyone interested in the subject of Sasquatch/Bigfoot.