Nugent was born in New York. After he graduated from Williams College in 1975, he went to sea aboard freighters and canvas-fliers. He sailed solo across the Atlantic Ocean four times. His fifth crossing ended prematurely when the catamaran he was sailing capsized; he was rescued five days later.[3]
In 1992, Nugent became a foreign correspondent, first for Men's Journal and then as a staff member of Spin. He left journalism in 2002 to work on his third book.
Cryptozoologyedit
In the mid-1980s, Nugent mounted solo expeditions in search of the pink-headed duck on the Brahmaputra River[4] and Mokele-mbembe in the Congo.[5] It is alleged that he may have seen both, but his sightings remain unconfirmed. He wrote a non-fiction book about each expedition.[6][7][8][9]
Nugent's alleged Mokele-mbembe photographs from 1985 have been criticized as unreliable. One was described as a distant snapshot of a log floating in a lake.[10]
Bibliographyedit
Booksedit
The Search for the Pink-Headed Duck (Houghton Mifflin, 1991)
Drums Along The Congo: On The Trail Of Mokele-Mbembe, the Last Living Dinosaur (Houghton Mifflin, 1993)
^Cary, Alice (1993-07-18). "In Search of the Elusive". Boston Herald. p. 7 (magazine).
^Mundow, Anna (2009-02-22). "Attuned to the voices of New Bedford". Boston Globe.
^Podolsky, J.D. (1993-09-06). "Paths of Rory". People.
^Upchurch, Michael (1991-06-09). "No Duck, But The Quest Was Worth The Trouble". Seattle Times.
^Wanner, Irene (1993-10-03). "Drums Along The Congo: On The Trail Of Mokele-Mbembe, The Last Living Dinosaur". Seattle Times.
^"The Search for the Pink-Headed Duck". Publishers Weekly.
^"BOOK REVIEW: Self-Styled Adventurer’s Colorful Quest for African ‘God-Beast’: DRUMS ALONG THE CONGO: On the Trail of Mokele-Mbembe, the Last Living Dinosaur". Los Angeles Times.
^Loxton, Daniel; Prothero, Donald (2013). Abominable Science: Origins of the Yeti, Nessie, and Other Famous Cryptids. Columbia University Press. p. 284. ISBN978-0-231-15320-1
External linksedit
Rory Nugent
April 13, 2024
rory, nugent, born, 1952, american, explorer, writer, based, bedford, massachusetts, from, 1988, 2004, contents, biography, cryptozoology, bibliography, books, articles, references, external, linksbiography, editnugent, born, york, after, graduated, from, will. Rory Nugent born 1952 is an American explorer and writer He was based out of New Bedford Massachusetts 1 from 1988 to 2004 2 Contents 1 Biography 2 Cryptozoology 3 Bibliography 3 1 Books 3 2 Articles 4 References 5 External linksBiography editNugent was born in New York After he graduated from Williams College in 1975 he went to sea aboard freighters and canvas fliers He sailed solo across the Atlantic Ocean four times His fifth crossing ended prematurely when the catamaran he was sailing capsized he was rescued five days later 3 In 1992 Nugent became a foreign correspondent first for Men s Journal and then as a staff member of Spin He left journalism in 2002 to work on his third book Cryptozoology editIn the mid 1980s Nugent mounted solo expeditions in search of the pink headed duck on the Brahmaputra River 4 and Mokele mbembe in the Congo 5 It is alleged that he may have seen both but his sightings remain unconfirmed He wrote a non fiction book about each expedition 6 7 8 9 Nugent s alleged Mokele mbembe photographs from 1985 have been criticized as unreliable One was described as a distant snapshot of a log floating in a lake 10 Bibliography editBooks edit The Search for the Pink Headed Duck Houghton Mifflin 1991 Drums Along The Congo On The Trail Of Mokele Mbembe the Last Living Dinosaur Houghton Mifflin 1993 Down at the Docks Pantheon Books 2009 Articles edit Nugent Rory June 2009 Hope floats The Atlantic 303 5 62 63 Retrieved 10 July 2013 MS Oasis of the SeasReferences edit Cary Alice 1993 07 18 In Search of the Elusive Boston Herald p 7 magazine Mundow Anna 2009 02 22 Attuned to the voices of New Bedford Boston Globe Podolsky J D 1993 09 06 Paths of Rory People Upchurch Michael 1991 06 09 No Duck But The Quest Was Worth The Trouble Seattle Times Wanner Irene 1993 10 03 Drums Along The Congo On The Trail Of Mokele Mbembe The Last Living Dinosaur Seattle Times The Search for the Pink Headed Duck Publishers Weekly BOOK REVIEW Self Styled Adventurer s Colorful Quest for African God Beast DRUMS ALONG THE CONGO On the Trail of Mokele Mbembe the Last Living Dinosaur Los Angeles Times Drums Along the Congo Kirkus Reviews Drums Along the Congo Publishers Weekly Loxton Daniel Prothero Donald 2013 Abominable Science Origins of the Yeti Nessie and Other Famous Cryptids Columbia University Press p 284 ISBN 978 0 231 15320 1External links editRory Nugent Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Rory Nugent amp oldid 1059692130, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
