This puts me in mind of another thought: He says that we're all skeptical today as a result. Uh-huh. Could you then explain to me email hoaxes and the incredible pervasiveness of urban legends?
I have it on good authority that Frederick R. Ewing was very good friends with Ted Nuget and in fact introduced him to bow hunting when he would vacation in the north country.
And when they would take trips to the fields Ewing would regale the boy with stories of slaying elephants and lions on the African savanna.