(Book) Fifty Years With Bigfoot
Fifty Years with Bigfoot: Tennessee Chronicles of Co-Existence was written by Mary Green and Janice Coy in 2002. It is a self-published book.
In 1947, on the family farm in Tennessee, it is alleged that Robert Carter Sr. began feeding a male bigfoot, known as Fox. Through prolonged contact, Robert was able to create a habituation situation where Fox felt comfortable around Robert and his granddaughter, Janice. According to the book, Robert and Janice were allowed to witness the most intimate moments of bigfoot life, including their fights, loves, and the death and burial of a young bigfoot.
The accounts in the book have been challenged by many bigfoot researchers who are familiar with the location of the purported events, as exemplified in an article written by Jerry Coleman.[1]
Indeed, the truthfulness of many of the authors' assertions have been questioned by most researchers involved with the study of the bigfoot phenomenon. For example, Coy maintained that Fox was capable of speech. She cited many examples in Fifty Years of Native American dialects, words, and names used by Fox, and even stated that he could speak English. However, in late 2006 proof was provided that the supposed language and names employed by the resident sasquatches were in fact plagiarized from Ride the Wind (1985), a historical novel written by Lucia St. Clair Robson.
