(Historic) Ivan T. Sanderson

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Ivan T. Sanderson

Ivan Terrance Sanderson (January 30, 1911 – February 19, 1973) was a naturalist and writer born in Edinburgh, Scotland, who later became a naturalized citizen of the United States. Sanderson is remembered for his nature writing and his interest in paranormal events.

Sanderson is credited with coining the term Cryptozoology and, along with Bernard Heuvelmans, is remembered for examining the Minnesota Iceman.

Ivan T. Sanderson and wife

Published Works

Nature/travel

  • Animal Treasure, The Viking Press, September 1937, hardback; Pyramid Books, July 1966, paperback.
  • Caribbean Treasure, The Viking Press, November 1939, hardback, ISBN 0-670-20479-X; Pyramid Books, November 1965, paperback, second printing July 1966.
  • Living Treasure, The Viking Press, April 1941, hardback, second printing April 1945; Pyramid Books, September 1965, paperback.
  • The Dynasty of Abu a History and Natural History of the elephants and Their Relatives Past and Present, Alfred A Knoff, 1962, hardback.
  • How to Know the American Mammals, Little Brown & Company, 1951, hardback.
  • Living mammals of the world in color: A treasury of real-life, natural-color photographs and complete up-to-date, accurate description of 189 mammals, Hanover House, 1958.
  • Ivan Sanderson's Book of Great Jungles, Julian Messner, 1965, hardback.
  • Green silence: Travels through the jungles of the Orient, D. McKay Co., 1974, ISBN 0-679-50487-7.
  • Follow the Whale, Little Brown, 1956, hardback.

Unexplained phenomena

  • Abominable Snowmen: Legend Come to Life: The Story Of Sub-Humans On Five Continents From The Early Ice Age Until Today, Adventures Unlimited Press, 2006, paperback, ISBN 1-931882-58-4.
  • Uninvited Visitors: A Biologist Looks At UFOs, Cowles Education Corporation, 1967, hardback.
  • Invisible Residents: The Reality of Underwater UFOs, with David Hatcher Childress, Adventures Unlimited Press, 2005, paperback, ISBN 1-931882-20-7.
  • Investigating the Unexplained (essays) Prentice Hall, 1972, hardback, ISBN 0-13-502229-0.
  • Things (essays), Pyramid Books, 1967, paperback.
  • More Things (essays), Pyramid Books, 1969, paperback.
  • Vimana Aircraft of Ancient India and Atlantis, with David Hatcher Childress, Adventures Unlimited Press, 1992, paperback, ISBN 0-932813-12-7.