Sasquatch Country
Death, Myth, and Truth in the New American Wilderness
$71.60
- Hardcover
272 pages
- Release Date
8 December 2026
Summary
A captivating real-life mystery about two missing hikers that sparks a jarring examination of the contemporary outdoor community, the relationship between news media and police, and distortion of public perception
On Christmas morning, 2024, Dean Pommerville and Eric Straughter were reported missing. Three days later, their frozen bodies were recovered, and what should have simply been a tragic ending to an ill-fated adventure became a sensation for news outlets around the world.
…Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781640098152 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1640098151 |
| Author: | Chuck Thompson |
| Publisher: | Counterpoint |
| Imprint: | Counterpoint |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 272 |
| Release Date: | 8 December 2026 |
| Weight: | 567g |
| Dimensions: | 140mm x 210mm |
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Critics Review
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“In southern Washington’s Skamania County, the sheriff’s office conducts more than 60 search-and-rescue operations each year. Many are due to so-called ‘tenderfoots’ who arrive in Bigfoot Country searching for Sasquatch, often unprepared for harsh wilderness conditions. But journalist Chuck Thompson uncovers a very different story as he investigates the tragic 2024 deaths of Dean Pommerville and Eric Straughter in the remote Gifford Pinchot National Forest.” —Martin Wolk, The Spokesman-Review
“A well-told, deeply researched story of institutions failing ordinary people.” —Kirkus Reviews
“Chuck Thompson’s masterful and graceful Sasquatch Country places Bigfoot in a whole new context: how our interest in this phenomenon can come back to bite us, affecting our lives and maybe even our deaths, and how we are regarded by others. Everyone who even thinks about tracking the Big Galoot should read this book before they hit the woods.” —Robert Michael Pyle, author of Where Bigfoot Walks: Crossing the Dark Divide
“Expertly paced and meticulously researched, Sasquatch Country takes us into the truth of a case obscured by click bait headlines. What begins as a heart stopping search and rescue mission unfurls into an incisive look at law enforcement in the age of social media, the power of myth making in the American psyche, and the all too real ways in which socio-economic issues continue to eat away at the heart of the country.” —Susan Jonusas, author of Hell’s Half-Acre
Chuck Thompson
Chuck Thompson is the longtime editor of Columbia Insight, an award-winning environmental and outdoor news website based in Hood River, Oregon. A former executive producer with CNN.com, deputy editor of Men’s Journal, and Outside magazine contributor, he is the author of The Status Revolution: The Improbable Story of How the Lowbrow Became the Highbrow, the political screed Better Off Without ‘Em: A Northern Manifesto for Southern Secession, and the travel memoir Smile When You’re Lying: Confessions of a Rogue Travel Writer.
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