The Campfire Collection: Spine-tingling Tales to Tell in the DarkEric Martin The Sun has set, the campfire is lit, and dark night presses insuddenly, the wilderness seems very big and very scary. In the good old-fashioned tradition of story-telling, The Campfire Collection offers twenty-five spine-tingling tales, both true and fictional, of the human experience in the great outdoors. From beastly attacks, to brushes with death and supernatural encounters, this anthology captures the cruel, sometimes macabre, side of Mother Nature. And it isn't pretty. Haruki Murakami describes a life destroying tsunami, and Cynthia Dusel-Bacon gives an agonizingly detailed account of being mauled by a bear. Rounded corners and durable cover make this a suitable companion for any overnight excursion, and large type means easy radin by campfire or flashlight. Whether you're just pitching a tent in the backyard or all the way up on the top of Mount Everest, The Campfire Collection is a chilling read from writers who have lived to tell. |
Contents
The Elements | 2 |
The Birthday Boys | 15 |
The Other Side of Luck | 22 |
Cadillac Desert | 41 |
The Seventh Man | 54 |
To Build a Fire | 71 |
A Descent into the Maelström | 91 |
The Hyena | 114 |
The Unknown | 150 |
They Bite | 163 |
The Red Man | 178 |
Hunters in the Snow | 196 |
For Everything Its Season | 216 |
McTeague | 229 |
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS | 245 |
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Campfire Collection: Spine-Tingling Stories to Tell in the Dark Eric Martin No preview available - 2000 |
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