The Untold Story of Champ: A Social History of America's Loch Ness Monster
Robert E. Bartholomewis a native New Yorkerwho teaches history at Botany  College in Auckland, New Zealand.  His many books includeThe Martians Have  Landed! A History of Media-Driven Panics and Hoaxes(with  Benjamin Radford) andOutbreak! The Encyclopedia of Extraordinary  Social Behavior (with  Hilary Evans).