John Hood is back on the Forgotten America podcast to discuss his latest installment in the Folklore Cycle! Waterfolk takes on the formative period of American history between the 1830s and the 1850s. He shares with Garrett some of the unbelievable historical events and relationships that inspired scenes in his story. He also dives into some of the popular and lesser-known folktales and cryptids that appear throughout the novel. John and Garrett discuss the role restraints play in unleashing creativity, and we even get a sneak peek into the fourth adventure in the Folklore Cycle.

Additional Resources

Waterfolk: https://folklorecycle.com/

John Hood, President of the John William Pope Foundation, https://jwpf.org/team/john-hood/

Episode 20: Mountain Folk https://forgottenamerica.libsyn.com/ep-020-mountain-folk

Episode 48: Forest Folk and the Return of John Hood https://forgottenamerica.libsyn.com/ep-048-forrest-folk-with-john-hood

Bud Collyer – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bud_Collyer

Kraken: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kraken

Water Panther: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Underwater_panther

Water Maidens, Welsh: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gwragedd_Annwn#:~:text=Gwragedd%20Annwn%2C%20(singular%20Welsh%3A,Teg%20or%20Welsh%20fairy%20folk.

Bear Springs, New Mexico: https://bearsprings.wordpress.com/

Monongahela, Monongy https://uppermonriver.org/do-three-legendary-monsters-inhabit-the-monongahela-river/

1st book favorite character: Nanyehi Nancy Ward, Cherokee woman https://wams.nyhistory.org/settler-colonialism-and-revolution/the-american-revolution/nanyehi-nancy-ward/

2nd book fav: Real Life Ichabod Crane, https://www.thehistoryreader.com/historical-figures/halloween-story-real-ichabod-crane/

3rd book fav: Sam Houston, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_Houston

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