Mrs. Wakeman Vs. the Antichrist (2014)
“Wakeman vs. the Antichrist AFTERWORD Idiot Joy | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Assembling a book of strange-but-true stories is, in most respects, a pleasure for the writer. It is an excuse to dig through accordion files full of old clippings, spend days online, write to librarians and historical societies, and turn over the sofa cushions in search of material. One of the greatest rewards, however, is the way researching one story leads to the discovery of others, such as monster-hunting expedition that Teddy Roosevelt considered making to Patagonia.
An American explorer and prospector reported seeing “a huge lizard-like monster with a curved neck” swimming in a South American lake, and the former president was so intrigued that he took a “special trip of exploration to Southern Argentina and Chile in the hope of ascertaining whether there was any truth in these stories of this monster amphibian, which strongly appealed to him. He wanted nothing said about it, lest there w...ould be ridicule if he did not succeed.”1 Then there was a Springheeled Jack–type figure nicknamed “Dracula”MoreLess
An American explorer and prospector reported seeing “a huge lizard-like monster with a curved neck” swimming in a South American lake, and the former president was so intrigued that he took a “special trip of exploration to Southern Argentina and Chile in the hope of ascertaining whether there was any truth in these stories of this monster amphibian, which strongly appealed to him. He wanted nothing said about it, lest there w...ould be ridicule if he did not succeed.”1 Then there was a Springheeled Jack–type figure nicknamed “Dracula”MoreLess
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