| Record ID | marc_loc_2016/BooksAll.2016.part37.utf8:162659774:1607 |
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001 2010041879
003 DLC
005 20111018083803.0
008 101008s2011 nmua b 001 0 eng
010 $a 2010041879
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020 $a9780826350152 (pbk. : alk. paper)
020 $a0826350151 (pbk. : alk. paper)
035 $a(OCoLC)ocn671237313
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050 00 $aQL89.2.C57$bR34 2011
082 00 $a001.944$222
100 1 $aRadford, Benjamin,$d1970-
245 10 $aTracking the chupacabra :$bthe vampire beast in fact, fiction, and folklore /$cBenjamin Radford.
260 $aAlbuquerque :$bUniversity of New Mexico Press,$c2011.
300 $axiii, 202 p. :$bill. ;$c23 cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 191-197) and index.
520 $aOriginating in Latin America yet known worldwide, the chupacabra is a blend of vampire and shapeshifter, changing its appearance and characteristics depending on when and where it is seen. Radford explores-- and tries to solve-- the decades-old mystery of the chupacabra.
505 0 $aThe short history of the chupacabra. The goatsucker mystery -- Folklore of the chupacabra. A brief history of vampires ; Chupacabras in popular culture -- Search for the chupacabra. Searching for chupacabras in Nicaragua ; The dead vampires speak: chupacabra carcasses ; The curious case of the Cuero chupacabra -- Solving the mystery of the chupacabra. Reconsidering the goatsucker ; The zoology of chupacabras and the science of vampires.
650 0 $aChupacabras.