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Title: Phantom Army of the Civil War and Other Southern Ghost Stories by Frank Spaeth ISBN: 0-7858-1287-3 Publisher: Castle Books Pub. Date: 01 June, 2000 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 2.83 (6 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: A fun read
Comment: I enjoy a good "true" ghost story, and Phantom Army of the Civil War is an excellent example of the genre. Composed of a selection of short stories first published in Fate Magazine, the book is very well written. While it isn't King or Straub, it isn't intended to be either. The tales hold the reader's attention to the end, and charm by virtue of they're being "real" experiences. Since the book is a collection of southern stories, the book is divided into Southern states, with two and more selections for each. Those coming from one of these states should find them especially fun to read. Some of the tales are legends, some approach folk tale status, and some are reported by those who purportedly experienced what they believed to be true paranormal events. Enjoyable.
FOR THOSE WRITING PAPERS FOR ENGLISH LIT OR ENGLISH COMP, SOCIOLOGY OR ANTHROPOLOGY:
You might consider how these tales blur the line between narrative and expository prose, ie.) fiction like that of King or Straub and serious study or research. You might compare these ghost stories with those of Hans Holzer, whose style is more like that of a scientist (in fact, I believe he is a physicist). You might critique the style of the stories: what makes one story seem like a true event, while another seems more like a folk tale. How might you write a fictional story that took on the character of a "true" narative, ie.) what are the components of "real events." You might consider what function such stories have had--even still may have--for the individuals that tell them or communities in which they are repeated.
Rating: 1
Summary: this book is a lie
Comment: this book is yet another book that uses the name civil war to sell itself but doesn't have a darn thing about the civil war in it. I only found two of the stories interesting. most ghost books tell of famaouse hauntings this book tells of hauntings such that no one cares about. buy dixie ghost or another book becasue this book sucks
Rating: 1
Summary: What a dissapointment!!
Comment: I really don't know what kind of evil spirit must have possessed me in order for me to purchase and read this book!! I guess I was hoping for some kind of usolved mystery of the Civil War (like a phantom army that fought a battle and dissapeared or something), but I was completely disappointed.
The cover of the book was designed for just the purpose it accomplished with me: to fool people into thinking that the book would talk about some kind of Civil War story. However,it delivers nothing of the kind. The story about the phantom army is all of five pages (short ones) and really doesn't have anyting to to with the Civil War. The rest of the book is comprised of poorly written and almost certainly fictitious stories of haunts in the South.
Trust me, this book isn't worth your time. There are much better ghost stories out there.
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Title: Ghosts and Haunts of the Civil War: Authentic Accounts of the Strange and Unexplained by Christopher K. Coleman ISBN: 1558537856 Publisher: Rutledge Hill Press Pub. Date: 01 October, 1999 List Price(USD): $12.99 |
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Title: Civil War Ghost Stories & Legends by Nancy Roberts ISBN: 0872498522 Publisher: University of South Carolina Press Pub. Date: 01 November, 1992 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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Title: A Civil War Treasury of Tales, Legends and Folklore by B. A. Botkin, Benjamin Albert Botkin ISBN: 0883940493 Publisher: Promontory Press Pub. Date: 01 February, 1985 List Price(USD): $12.99 |
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Title: World War II: 4,139 Strange and Fascinating Facts by Don McCombs, Fred L. Worth ISBN: 0517422867 Publisher: Gramercy Books Pub. Date: 01 March, 1994 List Price(USD): $12.99 |
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Title: Ghosts of Gettysburg: Spirits, Apparitions and Haunted Places of the Battlefield by Mark Nesbitt, Mark V. Nesbitt ISBN: 0939631415 Publisher: Thomas Publications (PA) Pub. Date: 01 January, 1991 List Price(USD): $5.95 |
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