Gardner Soule
Born(1913-12-16)December 16, 1913
DiedOctober 26, 2000(2000-10-26) (aged 86)
OccupationWriter

Gardner Soule (December 16, 1913 – October 26, 2000) was an American writer known for his books on cryptozoology and marine life.

Biography

Soule contributed articles to Boys' Life and Popular Science. Many of his books were aimed for younger readers.

His books on ancient mariners and oceanographic discoveries received positive reviews.[1][2] However, the factual content of his works on cryptozoology was disputed. Critics described his work on alleged cryptids like the Flathead Lake Monster as entertaining, not scientific.[3] Other reviews were more positive, describing his research on marine creatures such as the giant squid, megamouth shark and sea wasp as informative.[4]

Soule who had spent his early life in Texas authored The Long Trail which described the history of cowboys and cattle trails. Historian Ralph Bieber wrote that the book was "disorganized, full errors, and generally unreliable."[5] Orlan Sawey a President of the Texas Folklore Society wrote that a "major defect of the book is its historical inaccuracy."[6]

Publications

Soule's most notable book The Maybe Monsters, 1963.

References

  1. ^ Anonymous. (1978). Reviewed Work: Men Who Dared the Sea by Gardner Soule. Social Science 53 (2): 124.
  2. ^ Ukens, Leon L. (1975). Reviewed Work: New Discoveries in Oceanography by Gardner Soule. Science and Children 12 (8): 34.
  3. ^ Anonymous. (1965). Reviewed Work: The Mystery Monsters by Gardner Soule. The Science Teacher 32 (8): 60.
  4. ^ Wise, Ronald C. (1982). Reviewed Work: Mystery Monsters of the Deep by Gardner Soule. Science and Children 19 (6): 52-53.
  5. ^ Bieber, Ralph P. (1978). Reviewed Work: The Long Trail: How Cowboys & Longhorns Opened the West by Gardner Soule. Western Historical Quarterly 9 (1): 78-78.
  6. ^ Sawey, Orlan. (1977). Reviewed Work: The Long Trail: How Cowboys & Longhorns Opened the West by Gardner Soule. Western American Literature 12 (1): 78-79.
  7. ^ "The Maybe Monsters". Kirkus Reviews.
  8. ^ "The Mystery Monsters". Kirkus Reviews.

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