The book is a compilation of strange and unusual events and phenomena that were reported by newspapers, magazines, and other sources during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.Fort was a collector of these reports and spent many years researching and compiling them. He believed that these events represented a challenge to mainstream science and that they should be studied and investigated. Fort was particularly interested in events that were not easily explained by conventional science, such as flying saucers, spontaneous human combustion, and strange weather phenomena.The title of the book, "Lo!", is meant to convey a sense of wonder and amazement at the strange and unusual events that Fort describes. The book has been influential in the development of the paranormal and UFO subcultures and has inspired many writers and researchers to investigate unusual phenomena.Despite the fact that many of the events described in the book have since been explained by science, "Lo!" remains a popular and influential work in the field of paranormal and UFO research.
