Campfire Tales, 2nd: Ghoulies, Ghosties, and Long-Leggety Beasties (Campfire Books) [Large Print] [Paperback]

William Forgey (Author)

Book Description

Series: Campfire Books | Publication Date: August 1, 1999

Inside Campfire Tales you'll find 17 original and classic tales bursting at the seams with ghosts, graveyards, and things that go bump in the night

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From the Back Cover

A crackling fire, the smell of s'mores, an eerie howl in the distance. Refresh your childhood memories with some good old-fashioned horror stories that you can share with your kids. Former scout leader William Forgey compiled this collection of tales as a valuable resource for storytelling. With memorable plots and characters, each tale can be told around the campfire rather than read. Inside Campfire Tales you'll find 17 original and classic tales bursting at the seams with ghosts, graveyards, and things that go bump in the night. A handy large-print outline after each story to assist in telling tales by firelight. 10 tips that can make anyone a great storyteller.

About the Author

Dr. William Forgey is a physician and an outdoorsman from Gary, Indiana. He has written several books to include Wilderness Medicine, 4th Ed.; Hypothermia: Death by Exposure and Travel Medicine. He acquired his storytelling reputation during his twenty years as a scout leader. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Paperback: 224 pages
• Publisher: Globe Pequot; 2nd edition (August 1, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0762705299
• ISBN-13: 978-0762705290
• Product Dimensions: 8.6 x 5.5 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,149,400 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Dr. Forgey is in the full time practice of medicine in Northern Indiana. He is a Clinical Assistant Professor of Family Medicine at Indiana University and holds adjunct faculty positions at Slippery Rock University, Pennsylvania, and Western Illinois University. He is a trustee and member of the Medical Advisory Board, International Association for Medical Assistance to Travelers, Toronto, Canada; Trustee and Treasurer, Wilderness Education Association, Saranac Lake, New York; and editor of the 1993 Position Papers for Pre-hospital Care of Wilderness Injuries, Wilderness Medical Society, Point Reyes, California.

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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Campfire murder and mayhem, August 19, 2002

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Anthony M. Frasca (East Setauket, NY USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Campfire Tales, 2nd: Ghoulies, Ghosties, and Long-Leggety Beasties (Campfire Books) (Paperback)

Do not be fooled by the luring cover of this book. I bought the book in a bookstore in Lake Placid, NY while on a vacation with my family thinking I could read the stories to my three children in the wilderness. What a mistake! This book contains numerous short stories, not about ghoulies, ghosties and long legged beasties as the cover suggests. It actually contains short stories about murder, mayhem, dismemberment, hostage taking, and child kidnapping. Not the sort of thing you would want to read to your children around a campfire. To wit: page 70 "Again, with the toe of his moccasin he touched the Cossack -- a grisly spectacle, no longer conscious -- yet in whose dismembered body the pain-racked life clung and was loath to go." Just awful. Page 175: "Finally the big man's strength won out, and John held the knife to the throat of the brave who had fought so hard. Without blinking so much as an eyelash, and with more strength than John knew he had left, he cut the Indian's throat so deeply that he severed the Indian's head from his body. John decided to keep the head as a totem." If you think you can read this stuff to your children than by all means do so, but you are better off letting them watch the nightly news for this sort of gruesome ... . I recommend making up your own stories and passing on this awful book.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fireside Fun!, June 12, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Campfire Tales, 2nd: Ghoulies, Ghosties, and Long-Leggety Beasties (Campfire Books) (Paperback)

It is an excellent book. Take it from an Eagle Scout that this is a must have book for scout leaders and parents that go camping with their kids. I liked this book because of it's easy storytelling style and helpful outlines at the end of each story that I could follow but tell the story like it was my own.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An adventurous journey !, June 7, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Campfire Tales, 2nd: Ghoulies, Ghosties, and Long-Leggety Beasties (Campfire Books) (Paperback)

After reading Campfire Tales I knew I had to share this book with my three sons! We have gone on many camping trips over the years and there is nothing like telling a ghost story around the old campfire at the end of a busy day! I would recommend this book to any family that enjoys a ghostly tale!