Bigfoot: The Life and Times of a Legend is a non-fiction book written by Joshua Blu Buhs and published in 2009 by the University of Chicago Press.

[1] It explores the history of the concept of Bigfoot, discusses the exploits of its believers, as well as hoaxers, and examines the cultural influences that give the entity its staying power.

[6][7] Blu Buhs maintains that Bigfoot does not actually inhabit the forests, but, is "real" in the sense that the stories told about the creature are "part of the American cultural landscape".

[13] He surveys the physical evidence collected and photographed (footprints, tufts of fur, droppings),[13] and introduces readers to such devotees of Bigfoot as Rene Dahinden,[3] Roger Patterson,[3][5] Ray Wallace,[5] John R. Napier,[14] Albert Ostman,[14] P.T.

[7] Still other reviewers [3][4][13][14] found the Blu Buhs characterization of Bigfoot as reflecting the hopes, fears, and desires of white working-class men "a bit of a stretch".