| And One to Grow On: Reflections of a Maine Boyhood Contributor(s): Gould, John (Author) |
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ISBN: 160893540X ISBN-13: 9781608935406 Publisher: Down East Books OUR PRICE: $18.95 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2020 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Humor | Form - Essays - Humor | Topic - Marriage & Family |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 5.4" W x 8.4" (0.75 lbs) 256 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Family |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher 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. |