William Thomas Cox and the Fearsome Creatures of the Lumberwoods
William Thomas Cox was Minnesota's first State Forester, appointed in 1911. He was also the author of Fearsome Creatures of the Lumberwoods. Written in 1910, this book is now in the public domain. An online copy can be found at Google Books. A great tribute copy can be found at the 100th Anniversary Online Edition. (This one is much easier to read and obviously has had a lot of love put into it.) The book is a fantasy bestiary, although at times it presents itself as fact for the purpose of immersion, and is a great source of ideas for what kinds of creatures people imagined…