![]() ![]() Although, given the books mixed field-guide narrative format it is uncertain whether the introduction is within or aside from the primary context. In the introduction, Cox acknowledges the varmints as, "animals which he has originated". ![]() Fearsome Creatures may be classified as a work of metafiction. At the end of each account however, there is usually a brief anecdote detailing an encounter with the creature. Like in a traditional field guide, each animal is assigned a Latin classification (by Sudworth), afterward noting their habitat, physical makeup, and behavior. ![]() The book presents various sketches of fearsome critters from North American folklore, with descriptions by Cox preceded by full-page landscape illustrations by du Bois. ![]() Cox, Fearsome Creatures of the Lumberwoods It is my purpose in this little book to preserve at least a description and sketch of some of the interesting animals which he has originated." Some say that the old type of logger himself is becoming extinct. Stretches of forest that once seemed boundless are all but gone, and many a stream is quiet that once ran full of logs and echoed to the song of the river driver. ![]()
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