Long Live The Hodag

Status: New Book
Kurt Kortenhof has sent word that his new book, LONG LIVE THE HODAG — The Life and Legacy of Eugene Simeon Shepard is now in print. For anyone interested in hoaxes, tall tales, and folklore, I figure it should be interesting. I've already ordered a copy.

For those who don't know what the Hodag is, it's a creature native to Wisconsin. It's said to have the head of a bull, the back of a dinosaur, and the leering features of a giant man. You can still find it featured on many Wisconsin postcards. Here's the book description:
Eugene Shepard was perhaps Wisconsin’s greatest prankster. His most famous accomplishment, the 1896 capture of the Hodag, created a legacy in and around Rhinelander, Wisconsin that has endured for over a century. Although other publications offer brief discussions of Shepard and his Hodag, Long Live the Hodag! is the only study dedicated to a detailed investigation of the Hodag and the Life and Legacy of Eugene Simeon Shepard.
This revised and updated edition incorporates previously unpublished historic photographs and new archival research, including a 1963 interview with Eugene Shepard’s son Layton, into the original 1996 version. In addition, this edition highlights Shepard’s talents as a humorist through the inclusion of more of his cartoons, hand-written photo captions, and an appendix of three of his lengthy writings.

Folklore/Tall Tales

Posted on Wed May 10, 2006


Comments

I was wondering if the Hodag would show up here one day. My In-Laws live in Rhinelander WI .. "Home of the Hodag". So I see a lot of hodags when I got to visit. Last time I was there I noticed the town went so far as to market Hodag Slippers! :lol:
Posted by Suki  on  Tue May 16, 2006  at  10:49 AM
could you please tell me who the manufactuer is of the HODAG SLIPPERS.....Walmart is out of them and wont be getting any more in this year. I have a friend in Australia that would love a pair. any info would be greatly appreciated.
Posted by toni  on  Tue May 15, 2007  at  10:50 AM
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