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FROM: Melissa Landis-McFeeley <[removed]@yahoo.com>
REC'D: 2/11/02, 12:42 PM
Our patron has read Phantoms by Dean Koontz, in which
the author made up a fictional character named Flyte
(sp?) who had written a book about mass
disappearances, such as the Mary Celeste. The patron
would now like to read non-fiction works about these
disappearances, and I have not been able to find any
titles for her, apart from some books on the Mary
Celeste itself. If anyone can make any
recommendations, I'd appreciate it!
Melissa
Kankakee Public Library
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REC'D: 2/11/02, 1:25 PM
The extinction of the dinosaurs.
The 10 lost tribes of Israel. (Start with Encyclopedia Judaica, then try
Amazon under that heading. My search turned up 32 books.)
The Donner Party (American West - cannibalism)
Books about the Bermuda Triangle - Charles Berlitz?
The Anasazi - primitive native people in the Soutewestern US. No one has ever
been able to figure out what happened to them. Try searching google.com
under Anasazi.
And didn't either the Mayan or Incan civilization disappear without a trace?
(Can you tell ancient history & archeology are not my strong suit?)
Binnie Syril Braunstein
romance novelist/former librarian
FROM: Dennis Lien <[removed]@tc.umn.edu>
REC'D: 2/11/02, 1:35 PM
As for *mass* disapperances, the lost Roanoke colony is the
only other one to come to mind--aside from some lost ships,
in which the explanation for the disappearance (e.g. sinking)
is usually intuitively obvious. Of these, the most famous
may be the case of the U.S.S. Cyclops in 1918:
http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/sh-usn/usnsh-c/cyclops.htm
But here's a few notes on individual disappearances which
may be of some interest:
Charles Fort's books have brief discussions of several cases,
which one may wish to take with a few grains of salt: THE BOOK
OF THE DAMNED; LO!; WILD TALENTS; NEW LANDS. All are available
online:
http://onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu/authors.html
I think most of the "disappearances" material is in the first two.
The ongoing magazine FORTEAN TIMES has had a number of articles
on classic cases over the years, notably one on Benjamin Bathurst
a couple years ago which pretty well explained away any
supernatural aspects. (Legend has it that he disappeared in
seconds while walking around a team of horses, but a study of
original documentation shows this had been exagerrated--e.g.
there were not in fact people watching as this occured. He
was in political trouble and had every reason to decamp and/or
be kidnapped by enemies, and he was merely last casually observed
seeing to the horses...)
Found these in WorldCat, but all listed as juveniles:
Title:
Lost-- and never found /
Author(s):
Larsen, Anita.
Publication:
New York : Scholastic,
Year:
1985
Description:
137 p. ; p., 17 cm.
Language:
English
Standard No:
ISBN: 0590444476 (pbk.) :
Abstract:
Presents the circumstances surrounding the disappearances
of Orion Williamson, Ambrose Bierce, Dorothy Arnold, Amelia Earhart,
Thomas Riha, Alice Van Alstine, Michael Rockefeller, Charles Brancati,
Judge Crater, and Johnny Gosch.
SUBJECT(S)
Descriptor:
Missing persons.
Note(s):
"True tales of real-life people who disappeared, forever"--
Cover.
Class Descrpt:
LC: HV6762.A3; Dewey: 001.94
***
Title:
Vanished! /
Author(s):
Hoobler, Dorothy. ; Hoobler, Thomas.
Publication:
New York : Walker,
Year:
1991
Description:
vii, 104, [9], 88 p. : p., ill. ;, 22 cm.
Language:
English
Series:
The Fact or fiction files;
Standard No:
ISBN: 0802781489; 0802781497 (lib. bdg.); LCCN: 91-20405
Abstract:
Presents controversial facts about such famous
disappearances as those of Judge Crater, hijacker D. B.
Cooper, and the inhabitants of the Lost Colony, and allows
readers to make up their own minds.
SUBJECT(S)
Descriptor:
Missing persons -- Miscellanea -- Juvenile literature.
Disappeared persons -- Miscellanea -- Juvenile literature.
Missing persons.
Note(s):
Includes bibliographical references (p. 97-104) and indexes.
Class Descrpt:
LC: HV6762.A3; Dewey: 909
***
Title:
Missing! :
Stories of strange disappearances /
Author(s):
Cohen, Daniel, 1936-
Publication:
New York : Pocket Books,
Year:
1980 1979
Description:
114 p. : p., ill. ;, 18 cm.
Language:
English
Series:
An Archway paperback;
Standard No:
ISBN: 0671560522; LCCN: 78-25729
Abstract:
Tells of six unsolved disappearances throughout the world
and proposes some theories as to what really
happened. Included are Dorothy Arnold, Judge Crater, Michael
Rockefeller, the bones of the Peking man, the
crew of the Mary Celeste, and Flight 19.
SUBJECT(S)
Descriptor:
Curiosities and wonders -- Juvenile literature.
Missing persons -- Juvenile literature.
Missing persons.
Curiosities and wonders.
Note(s):
Includes index.
Class Descrpt:
LC: AG243; Dewey: 001.9/4
****
Title:
Thirteen who vanished :
true stories of mysterious disappearances /
Author(s):
Hayman, LeRoy.
Publication:
New York : J. Messner,
Year:
1979
Description:
159 p. ; p., 22 cm.
Language:
English
Standard No:
ISBN: 0671329332; LCCN: 78-26750
Abstract:
Describes the disappearances of such well-known people as
Amelia Earhart, Jimmy Hoffa, Judge Crater and
others and discusses the mysteries surrounding the Bermuda
Triangle.
SUBJECT(S)
Descriptor:
Curiosities and wonders -- Juvenile literature.
Missing persons -- Juvenile literature.
Adventure and adventurers -- Juvenile literature.
Missing persons.
Geographic:
Bermuda Triangle.
Note(s):
Includes index./ Bibliography: p. 153-156.
Class Descrpt:
LC: AG243; Dewey: 001.9/4
****
One famous "missing person" seemingly not covered by any of the above
(at least not mentioned in notes field) is that very Benjamin Bathurst;
here's a Web statement of the classic version of the story:
http://www.clever.net/tenthmuse/paranormal/telep.html
****
***************
Here's a recent book on the lost Roanoke colony:
Author: Miller, Lee.
Title: Roanoke : solving the mystery of England's lost colony / Lee
Miller.
Published: London : Jonathan Cape, 2000.
Description: xv, 360 p., [8] p. of plates : ill., maps, ports. ; 24 cm.
Subjects, Library of Congress (Use s=):
English--North Carolina--Roanoke Island--History--16th
century.
Colonists--North Carolina--Roanoke Island--History--16th
century.
Missing persons--North Carolina--Roanoke
Island--History--16th
century.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 330-349) and index.
**************
Several "missing at sea" stories are collected in
Author: Hoehling, A. A. (Adolph A.)
Title: They sailed into oblivion.
Published: New York, T. Yoseloff [1959]
Description: 306 p. illus. 22 cm.
Subjects, Library of Congress (Use s=):
Shipwrecks.
*************
Two words of advice: don't accept anything on the Bermuda Triangle
which does not at least attempt to refute librarian Larry Kusche's
classical cool-headed demoliton THE BERMUDA TRIANGLE MYSTERY--SOLVED;
and don't accept anything on the Mary Celeste mystery which refers
to the ship as "Marie" rather than "Mary." (A mistake no reputable
scholar would make, but which most popularizers fall into.)
Dennis Lien / U of Minnesota Libraries // [removed]@tc.umn.edu
FROM: "Laura McCaffery" <[removed]@acpl.lib.in.us>
REC'D: 2/11/02, 2:07 PM
This is my opinion and mine alone. The
views, opinions, and judgements
expressed in this message are solely
those of the author. The message
contents have not been reviewed or
approved by the Allen County Public
Library.
>>> [removed]@tc.umn.edu 02/11/02 02:25PM >>>
At 10:33 AM 2/11/02 -0800, you wrote:
>This is a non-fiction question, but I'm hoping you
>will all be able to help me out--
>
>Our patron has read Phantoms by Dean Koontz, in which
>the author made up a fictional character named Flyte
>(sp?) who had written a book about mass
>disappearances, such as the Mary Celeste. The patron
>would now like to read non-fiction works about these
>disappearances, and I have not been able to find any
>titles for her, apart from some books on the Mary
>Celeste itself. If anyone can make any
>recommendations, I'd appreciate it!
>
>Melissa
>Kankakee Public Library
As for *mass* disapperances, the lost Roanoke colony is the
only other one to come to mind--aside from some lost ships,
in which the explanation for the disappearance (e.g. sinking)
is usually intuitively obvious. Of these, the most famous
may be the case of the U.S.S. Cyclops in 1918:
http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/sh-usn/usnsh-c/cyclops.htm
But here's a few notes on individual disappearances which
may be of some interest:
Charles Fort's books have brief discussions of several cases,
which one may wish to take with a few grains of salt: THE BOOK
OF THE DAMNED; LO!; WILD TALENTS; NEW LANDS. All are available
online:
http://onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu/authors.html
I think most of the "disappearances" material is in the first two.
The ongoing magazine FORTEAN TIMES has had a number of articles
on classic cases over the years, notably one on Benjamin Bathurst
a couple years ago which pretty well explained away any
supernatural aspects. (Legend has it that he disappeared in
seconds while walking around a team of horses, but a study of
original documentation shows this had been exagerrated--e.g.
there were not in fact people watching as this occured. He
was in political trouble and had every reason to decamp and/or
be kidnapped by enemies, and he was merely last casually observed
seeing to the horses...)
Found these in WorldCat, but all listed as juveniles:
Title:
Lost-- and never found /
Author(s):
Larsen, Anita.
Publication:
New York : Scholastic,
Year:
1985
Description:
137 p. ; p., 17 cm.
Language:
English
Standard No:
ISBN: 0590444476 (pbk.) :
Abstract:
Presents the circumstances surrounding the disappearances
of Orion Williamson, Ambrose Bierce, Dorothy Arnold, Amelia Earhart,
Thomas Riha, Alice Van Alstine, Michael Rockefeller, Charles Brancati,
Judge Crater, and Johnny Gosch.
SUBJECT(S)
Descriptor:
Missing persons.
Note(s):
"True tales of real-life people who disappeared, forever"--
Cover.
Class Descrpt:
LC: HV6762.A3; Dewey: 001.94
***
Title:
Vanished! /
Author(s):
Hoobler, Dorothy. ; Hoobler, Thomas.
Publication:
New York : Walker,
Year:
1991
Description:
vii, 104, [9], 88 p. : p., ill. ;, 22 cm.
Language:
English
Series:
The Fact or fiction files;
Standard No:
ISBN: 0802781489; 0802781497 (lib. bdg.); LCCN: 91-20405
Abstract:
Presents controversial facts about such famous
disappearances as those of Judge Crater, hijacker D. B.
Cooper, and the inhabitants of the Lost Colony, and allows
readers to make up their own minds.
SUBJECT(S)
Descriptor:
Missing persons -- Miscellanea -- Juvenile literature.
Disappeared persons -- Miscellanea -- Juvenile literature.=20
Missing persons.
Note(s):
Includes bibliographical references (p. 97-104) and indexes.
Class Descrpt:
LC: HV6762.A3; Dewey: 909
***
Title:
Missing! :
Stories of strange disappearances /
Author(s):
Cohen, Daniel, 1936-
Publication:
New York : Pocket Books,
Year:
1980 1979
Description:
114 p. : p., ill. ;, 18 cm.
Language:
English
Series:
An Archway paperback;
Standard No:
ISBN: 0671560522; LCCN: 78-25729
Abstract:
Tells of six unsolved disappearances throughout the world
and proposes some theories as to what really
happened. Included are Dorothy Arnold, Judge Crater, Michael
Rockefeller, the bones of the Peking man, the
crew of the Mary Celeste, and Flight 19.
SUBJECT(S)
Descriptor:
Curiosities and wonders -- Juvenile literature.
Missing persons -- Juvenile literature.
Missing persons.
Curiosities and wonders.
Note(s):
Includes index.
Class Descrpt:
LC: AG243; Dewey: 001.9/4
****
Title:
Thirteen who vanished :
true stories of mysterious disappearances /
Author(s):
Hayman, LeRoy.
Publication:
New York : J. Messner,
Year:
1979
Description:
159 p. ; p., 22 cm.
Language:
English
Standard No:
ISBN: 0671329332; LCCN: 78-26750
Abstract:
Describes the disappearances of such well-known people as
Amelia Earhart, Jimmy Hoffa, Judge Crater and
others and discusses the mysteries surrounding the Bermuda
Triangle.
SUBJECT(S)
Descriptor:
Curiosities and wonders -- Juvenile literature.
Missing persons -- Juvenile literature.
Adventure and adventurers -- Juvenile literature.
Missing persons.
Geographic:
Bermuda Triangle.
Note(s):
Includes index./ Bibliography: p. 153-156.
Class Descrpt:
LC: AG243; Dewey: 001.9/4
****
One famous "missing person" seemingly not covered by any of the above
(at least not mentioned in notes field) is that very Benjamin Bathurst;
here's a Web statement of the classic version of the story:
http://www.clever.net/tenthmuse/paranormal/telep.html
****
***************
Here's a recent book on the lost Roanoke colony:
Author: Miller, Lee.
Title: Roanoke : solving the mystery of England's lost colony / Lee
Miller.
Published: London : Jonathan Cape, 2000.
Description: xv, 360 p., [8] p. of plates : ill., maps, ports. ; 24 cm.
Subjects, Library of Congress (Use s=):
English--North Carolina--Roanoke Island--History--16th
century.
Colonists--North Carolina--Roanoke Island--History--16th
century.
Missing persons--North Carolina--Roanoke
Island--History--16th
century.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 330-349) and index.
**************
Several "missing at sea" stories are collected in
Author: Hoehling, A. A. (Adolph A.)
Title: They sailed into oblivion.
Published: New York, T. Yoseloff [1959]
Description: 306 p. illus. 22 cm.
Subjects, Library of Congress (Use s=):
Shipwrecks.
*************
Two words of advice: don't accept anything on the Bermuda Triangle
which does not at least attempt to refute librarian Larry Kusche's
classical cool-headed demoliton THE BERMUDA TRIANGLE MYSTERY--SOLVED;
and don't accept anything on the Mary Celeste mystery which refers
to the ship as "Marie" rather than "Mary." (A mistake no reputable
scholar would make, but which most popularizers fall into.)
Dennis Lien / U of Minnesota Libraries // [removed]@tc.umn.edu
FROM: "christine jeffords" <[removed]@hotmail.com>
REC'D: 2/11/02, 2:28 PM
>From: [removed]@aol.com
>Reply-To: "Fiction_L" <[removed]@maillist.webrary.org>
>To: Fiction_L <[removed]@maillist.webrary.org>
>Subject: Mass disappearances - non-fiction
>Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2002 14:22:47 EST
>
>This may sound nutty - but I guess I'll go back in time (so to speak). I
>don't know books, per se - but I'll offer some subjects, which might help
>you
>focus in on a search for books on topics.
>
>The Anasazi - primitive native people in the Soutewestern US. No one has
>ever
>been able to figure out what happened to them. Try searching google.com
>under Anasazi.
>
>And didn't either the Mayan or Incan civilization disappear without a
>trace?
>(Can you tell ancient history & archeology are not my strong suit?)
>
It was the Maya.
Try the Etruscans, too.
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FROM: "christine jeffords" <[removed]@hotmail.com>
REC'D: 2/11/02, 2:40 PM
>From: Dennis Lien <[removed]@tc.umn.edu>
>Reply-To: "Fiction_L" <[removed]@maillist.webrary.org>
>To: Fiction_L <[removed]@maillist.webrary.org>
>Subject: Re: Mass disappearances/non-fiction
>Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2002 13:25:06 -0600
>
>****
>
>One famous "missing person" seemingly not covered by any of the above
>(at least not mentioned in notes field) is that very Benjamin Bathurst;
>here's a Web statement of the classic version of the story:
>
>http://www.clever.net/tenthmuse/paranormal/telep.html
>
>****
>
Judge Crater??
The Lindbergh kidnap might fall into this category too. Most scholars now
believe the remains discovered were *not* Charles Jr.'s, and Bruno Hauptmann
was not the kidnapper.
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FROM: Melissa Landis-McFeeley <[removed]@yahoo.com>
REC'D: 2/14/02, 12:08 PM
Melissa
Kankakee Public Library
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