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Tales of a New England Boyhood

John Gould

There used to be a time when marvelous skyrockets could be purchased for a dime and the iceman came around once a week, when throwing a cap on and off took special talent and pants had watch pockets. When John Gould was young it didn't take much to amuse a boy. A boy would wake up in the morning ready to be "amazed all day long at all manner of things."

Warmth, humor, nostalgia--these pages are filled with them, all conveyed lovingly in John Gould's signature wit. For anyone who has ever been young and wants to remember or just laugh with Gould as he recounts his experiences growing up in another era.

Down East Books

Pages: 254 • Trim: 5½ x 8½

978-1-60893-550-5 • Paperback • March 2016 • $16.95 • (£12.95)

978-1-60893-551-2 • eBook • March 2016 • $9.99 • (£7.95)

Subjects: Humor / Form / Essays, Biography & Autobiography / Historical, History / United States / State & Local / New England (CT, MA, ME, NH, RI, VT)

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There used to be a time when marvelous skyrockets could be purchased for a dime and the iceman came around once a week, when throwing a cap on and off took special talent and pants had watch pockets. When John Gould was young it didn't take much to amuse a boy. A boy would wake up in the morning ready to be "amazed all day long at all manner of things."

Warmth, humor, nostalgia--these pages are filled with them, all conveyed lovingly in John Gould's signature wit. For anyone who has ever been young and wants to remember or just laugh with Gould as he recounts his experiences growing up in another era.

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Down East Books

Pages: 254 • Trim: 5½ x 8½

978-1-60893-550-5 • Paperback • March 2016 • $16.95 • (£12.95)

978-1-60893-551-2 • eBook • March 2016 • $9.99 • (£7.95)

Subjects: Humor / Form / Essays, Biography & Autobiography / Historical, History / United States / State & Local / New England (CT, MA, ME, NH, RI, VT)

Author

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.

Table of Contents

1. The Three Birdies
2. The Lone Scout
3. The Sulphured Oats
4. The Spark Coil
5. The Launching
6. The Pipe Organ
7. The Ascension
8. The Big Hit
9. The Hen Show
10. The Gravel Pit
11. The Doody Caper
12. The Lombard Tank
13. The Lost Cannon
14. The Net Profit
15. The Iceman Departeth
16. The Economics
17. The Fourth Can
18. The Special Teacher
19. The Trout Pool
20. The Rich Pauper
21. The Sidewise Cap
22. The Respected Citizen
23. The Racehorse
24. The Big Giant
25. The Two Authors
26. The Other Version
27. The Duped Micah
28. The Last Reunion
29. The Long Cod
30. The Forensics
31. The Coal Man
32. The Smallest Hall
33. The Prayer Meeting
34. The Parting Shot

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