
And One to Grow On
Reflections of a Maine Boyhood
John Gould(Author)
Down East Books,U.S. (Publisher)
Published on 1. May 2020
Book
Paperback/Softback
256 pages
978-1-60893-540-6 (ISBN)
Description
When John Gould was young, a boy learned about the sea--and arithmetic and knots and geography and life--from the old deep-water men living out their lives in snug harbors. He grew up knowing the woods; the way a church supper smells; the way the Ladies Aid bargained together before a food sale. The friendly, close-knit community life and the deep family affection gave him a foundation of sound sense to last through the years ahead.
This is a book to read and reread. You will be glad to know that once, in Maine, a boy could have this kind of childhood; and you might be envious because you did not.
This is a book to read and reread. You will be glad to know that once, in Maine, a boy could have this kind of childhood; and you might be envious because you did not.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Lanham, MD
United States
Publishing group
Rowman & Littlefield
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
29 BW Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
366 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-60893-540-6 (9781608935406)
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E-Book
03/2020
Down East Books
€9.88
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Person
Born and bred in Maine, John Gould (1908-2003) was well known for his acerbic Yankee wit. Over his life he wrote dozens of books and for an astounding sixty-two years was a regular columnist for the Christian Science Monitor. Despite his literary fame, he would always claim that he was, first, last, and always, a farmer.