| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
xv, 349 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm |
| Note |
Includes index. |
| Summary |
"These are the stories that defy conventional logic. The proverbial vanished without a trace incidences, which happen a lot more (and a lot closer to your backyard) than almost anyone thinks. These are the missing whose situations are the hardest on loved ones left behind. The cases that are an embarrassment for park superintendents, rangers and law enforcement charged with Search & Rescue. The ones that baffle the volunteers who comb the mountains, woods and badlands. The stories that should give you pause every time you venture outdoors. Through Jacob Gray's disappearance in Olympic National Park, and his father Randy Gray who left his life to search for him, we will learn about what happens when someone goes missing. Braided around the core will be the stories of the characters who fill the vacuum created by a vanished human being: a bloodhound handler, backcountry search and rescue experts, the world's foremost Bigfoot researcher, psychics, and countless others who dedicate their time to assist family members desperately searching for loved ones or, at least, a sense of closure. By delving into the voids left behind by the missing, this book embraces the faulty memories of those who search and the histories of the lost. But, at its core, [this book] is about now and tomorrow, when another person will be lost to the wilderness. These are the stories that should give you pause every time you venture outdoors, lest you be next."--From book jacket. |
| Subject |
Missing persons -- North America.
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Search and rescue operations -- North America.
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Wilderness survival -- North America.
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Missing persons. (OCoLC)fst01023702
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Search and rescue operations. (OCoLC)fst01110359
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Wilderness survival. (OCoLC)fst01175202
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North America. (OCoLC)fst01242475
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| Genre/Form |
True crime stories.
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| ISBN |
9781538747575 (hardcover) |
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153874757X (hardcover) |
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9781538753248 (paperback) |
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1538753243 (paperback) |
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