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The Search for Bigfoot Demetrius Brown Excelsior University Writing for Professions ENG 201 BK Harvey December 4, 2012 Abstract The most well-known creature and likely the most sought after one in and out of crypto zoological circles has to be Bigfoot also known as Sasquatch. Bigfoot has become a historical legend dating back centuries and is one of the most debated creatures as to its existence. There have been accounts and sightings of this mysterious creature from areas all around the world especially the Pacific Northwestern region of the US and Canada. Sightings and reports of Bigfoot have been around for centuries and have continued to be reported up to present day. Sightings of the creature have also offered varying articles…show more content…
In Humbolt County, California in 1958, a large footprint was found at a construction site by Jerry Crew, a bulldozer operator. In the first story about the incident, "the tracks of old Big Foot" were mentioned in the first sentence. This is the first example of the term Bigfoot used in print. The early writers of the Bigfoot were unaware of the stories of the Sasquatch which had been popular in Canada since the 1920's. However, as more research was done the stories of the Sasquatch were found, and it was determined that the Sasquatch and Bigfoot were in fact the same creature. However, the Bigfoot term had already been popularized in the United States by that time, and it was more sensational to use in media reports that it remains the most commonly used term in the US, although Sasquatch prevails in Canada (Butler,…show more content…
Tribal villagers used the shelter long before white settlers and gold miners settled in the Sierra foothills. The pictographs were centuries old. The pictographs depected animals, reptiles and man. All of the paintings were recognizable as creatures that would have inhabited the Sierras 500 to 1,000 years ago, when the pictographs are believed to have been created. Three of the animals, though, can only be described in today’s dictionary as an adult male, female and child Bigfoot. None of the animals shown on the painted rock are larger than would would expect; they’re all either life-sized or smaller. The painting of the Hairy man is 8 ½ feet tall (Sandsberry,

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