And One to Grow On

Reflections of a Maine Boyhood

John Gould (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

256 Seiten

2020
Down East Books,U.S. (Verlag)
978-1-60893-540-6 (ISBN)

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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.

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.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	1.5.2020
Zusatzinfo	Illustrations; Black & White Illustrations
Verlagsort	Lanham, MD
Sprache	englisch
Maße	146 x 212 mm
Gewicht	340 g
Themenwelt	Literatur ► Comic / Humor / Manga ► Humor / Satire
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie ► Familie / Erziehung
ISBN-10	1-60893-540-X / 160893540X
ISBN-13	978-1-60893-540-6 / 9781608935406
Zustand	Neuware