By Sali Sheppard-Wolford, Forward by Autumn Williams
Pine Winds Press, Publisher; (October 13, 2006)
ISBN-10: 0937663115
ISBN-13: 978-0937663110

Book Review by David Merryfield

If you're a sasquatch/bigfoot researcher, this book is not your usual book full of sightings, interviews, pictures of footprints, and conclusions. What it is, is a true story of one woman and her family living in the back country of Washington State in the 70's. The saying "the truth is stranger than fiction” applies here. She has dreams of an Indian elder called Dream Walker, which shows her a local Indian village from the past, and one of the Indian girls in the dream turns out to be Sali reincarnated. I actually found that part of the story very interesting. Sali is not Indian herself but is trusted by the local Indian ladies.

For researchers who like a solid wall between Sasquatch and the paranormal, this book may not be for you as there are encounters with invisible sasquatch, white orbs, ghost trains, and UFOs. Sali tells her story from a witness's point of view and at no time did I feel like she was pushing paranormal in my face.

The people in the story are colourful and well described. As a researcher myself, this book held special interest for me because the writer and main character, Sali, is the mother of Autumn Williams, of OregonBigfoot.com. This of course, gives you some insight into the influences of the sasquatch world on a young girl's life. I did glean some interesting attributes of sasquatch from this book, but at the same time, enjoyed reading about Sali's struggle to make sense of all that was happening to her and her family.

It’s not hardcore research material, but Sali writes well and I enjoyed the book just the same.