A Young Researcher's Guide to Bigfoot - Hardcoverby Gayle Beatty (Author), Deborah Ray (Author) For many years, stories have been passed down from generation to generation about hairy, man like creatures who roam forests around the world. Tribes who came to respect these creatures' territory had many names for the Wildmen of the Forest that included Bigfoot, Sasquatch, and Mesingue. Bigfoot hunters Gayle Beatty and Deborah Ray share interesting facts about the creatures of the forest that encourage