Patty: A Sasquatch Story

About the Book

On October 20, 1967, Roger Patterson and Bob Gimlin filmed what they claimed to have been a living, breathing sasquatch at Bluff Creek in Northern California. The footage took the nation, and the world, by storm. The story of how Patterson and Gimlin came to be at Bluff Creek that day is well documented. The story of how the female sasquatch, nicknamed “Patty” in tribute to Roger Patterson, came to be there, however, has never been told. Until now…

About the Author

The author, Michael Mayes, grew up in deep East Texas where tales of the “Wildman of the Big Thicket” were common. He was hooked on the subject of bigfoot when he saw the Patterson-Gimlin footage in a movie theater in San Augustine, Texas as a young boy. He has spent many hours researching and looking for the creature and currently serves on the Board of Directors of the North American Wood Ape Conservancy. Michael lives in Central Texas with his wife, Holly, and daughters, Taylor and Payton.