"And then Vanessa runs off with Mr. Krantz, abandoning her child to be raised by his father as she becomes bigfoot's bride."

There's a country-western song in that. And it's on this record:

http://discark.com/en/products/view/282

see also "Where Bigfoot Walks: Crossing the Dark Divide" by Robert Michael Pyle = nonfiction-ish exploration of the southern WA Cascades by the nature writer & author of "Wintergreen".

Did you even proofread this before you posted it? Did you even read the book for that matter? Vanessa is not Eli's mother or Mr. Krantz's wife, Agnes is. Vanessa was Eli's second wife.