The Fastest Hound Dog In The State Of Maine
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The Fastest Hound Dog In The State Of Maine
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Author : John Gould
language : en
Publisher: Down East Books
Release Date : 2021-09-15
The Fastest Hound Dog In The State Of Maine written by John Gould and has been published by Down East Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-09-15 with Fiction categories.
Part fable, part folklore, The Fastest Hound Dog in the State of Maine is Yankee story telling at its very best. A man needs a dog to catch long-legged rabbits, so he buys a hound with longer legs than the rabbits. It's the fastest dog he's ever seen--the fastest dog anyone has ever seen. The dog is so fast, in fact, the man takes on the Bangor & Aroostook Railroad in some friendly competition. Hilarity ensues. Based on Maine folklore, and told as only John Gould can tell it, this story rightfully belongs to the times before television, before radio, when folks sat and talked and told stories. Yet it is a story for all times with its humor--warm as a Maine hearth--and distinct Yankee voice.
There Goes Maine
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Author : John Gould
language : en
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Release Date : 1990-08-17
There Goes Maine written by John Gould and has been published by W. W. Norton & Company this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1990-08-17 with History categories.
Maine's nationally acclaimed chronicler proves here that "the entire history of North America began in Maine." Long before Columbus sold Isabella his idea of a passage to Cathay, Irish fishermen went ashore in Maine to dry their cod. It's all here in this wild surmising history, from a columnist for the Christian Science Monitor.
Maine Lingo
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Author : John Gould
language : en
Publisher: Down East Books
Release Date : 2015-11-23
Maine Lingo written by John Gould and has been published by Down East Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-11-23 with Reference categories.
John Gould's family first settled in Maine in 1618, so by the time he came along in the early 20th century, the Gould's were well steeped in the vernacular of the region, and his first inheritance was the turned-around, honed-down, and tuned-up language of his farming neighbors who seldom strayed beyond the village store. Maine Lingo was first compiled in 1975, when TV, radio, and other leveling media had begun to seriously erode regional speech distinctions, and this dictionary will furnish anyone interested in Maine or regional dialects with the terminologies of regular folks, from lobstermen to farmers to woodsmen. Altogether it is a fun and fascinating collection of lore, humor, and straight information that will have you able to tell your billdad from your wazzat in no time flat.
Ever The Leader
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Author : William G. Bowen
language : en
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Release Date : 2017-10-31
Ever The Leader written by William G. Bowen and has been published by Princeton University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-10-31 with Education categories.
Ever the Leader gathers together selected speeches and writings from one of the great scholars and commentators of higher education. William G. Bowen’s career at Princeton University—from economics professor to provost to a sixteen-year tenure as president—was marked by extraordinary accomplishments during times of great change, both at the university and in the country. But it was in Bowen’s second act, as president of the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and founding chairman of ITHAKA, that he took the lessons he learned as a highly productive leader of one of the nation’s most esteemed universities and applied them to a broader set of problems in higher education. This volume of work from Bowen’s later career captures this expansion of his thought and influence. Comprising remarks and articles on the subjects of university values, educational opportunity, college sports, technology, and colleagues and peers in higher education leadership, Ever the Leader is more than just a concise distillation of Bowen’s research and thinking on some of the most urgent issues of the day—it is a portrait of leadership in action. The selected papers, talks, and articles exemplify Bowen’s commitment and singular ability to communicate strong, persuasive arguments for change, and to motivate others to engage with the truly hard questions facing higher education leaders. Filled with formidable insights, Ever the Leader will be required reading for university presidents, policymakers, and all those who carry on the struggle for equity and excellence in higher education.
It Is Not Now
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Author : John Gould
language : en
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Release Date : 2021-05-15
It Is Not Now written by John Gould and has been published by Rowman & Littlefield this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-05-15 with Humor categories.
It is Not Now is collection of stories based upon real life, as well as a reflection on lost ways and changing values. It is a celebration of the eccentric people and lives of small towns all across Maine. Gould's wise, charming, and irreverent writing, honed by half a century of acute observation and practice of his craft, brings the American past to life even as it finds humor and hope in the American present.
Old Hundredth
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Author : John Gould
language : en
Publisher: Down East Books
Release Date : 2019-07-26
Old Hundredth written by John Gould and has been published by Down East Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-07-26 with Humor categories.
"You know that fall is here and winter comes soon when the summer people leave and Maine is restored to righteousness." So says celebrated essayist John Gould in this wonderful collection inspired by the changing of the seasons in Maine. These forty-nine essays revel in the seasonal magnificence the state has to offer and offer just enough humor, seasoned with country lore and wisdom to keep you turning the pages as you read in front of the wood stove on a cold winter afternoon. No wonder the critic Mark Kramer said, "If there is reincarnation, I'm selfish enough to wish that the next time around John Gould would come back as a writer again."
This Trifling Distinction
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Author : John Gould
language : en
Publisher: Down East Books
Release Date : 2019-03-15
This Trifling Distinction written by John Gould and has been published by Down East Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-03-15 with Humor categories.
Unparalleled tall tales and heroes wander freely through this collection of John Gould's "reminiscences" of life in Maine. Here you'll find stories of unlicensed Maine guide Flint Johnson and his group of Yankees and Red Sox ball players, the time L.L. Bean invited the whole town of Freeport to help him choose the best ax, and Gould's grandfather's claim to have fired the shot that started the Battle of Gettysburg. Gould does not wish his memories to be in any way taken as an autobiography, but rather they are intended to convey just how much fun he has had living and writing in Maine.
Stitch In Time
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Author : John Gould
language : en
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Release Date : 1985-04-17
Stitch In Time written by John Gould and has been published by W. W. Norton & Company this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1985-04-17 with Literary Collections categories.
"If there is reincarnation, I'm selfish enough to wish that next time around John Gould would come back as a writer again." —Mark Kramer in the Wall Street Journal In these observations on the inhabitants of his Maine seacoast village, Mr. Gould addresses important matters. For example, there is the question of why there are two churches in a town of 800 souls, some of whom were atheists. It seems that the split between the two congregations was a matter of both free will and logic. The devotional division was caused by the question of whether Balaam's ass spoke or whether Balaam just said his ass spoke. There is more, wonderfully much more, in this joyful journey into the mind and memory of John Gould: how giving a child a calf to raise provides "top-notch instruction in agronomy, economics, subsistence, and merchandising," as well as milk in the shoes; how lobstermen can communicate without uttering a word; or his comment on women's yearning for equality: "If lovely woman stoops for the folly of equalizing herself with man, God's great mistake, she deserves what she gets." John Gould, as everyone knows, lives in Friendship, Maine. He is the author of twenty books, most recently his first novel, No Other Place. A Maine writer, he is a national treasure.
You Should Start Sooner
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Author : John Gould
language : en
Publisher: Down East Books
Release Date : 2019-03-15
You Should Start Sooner written by John Gould and has been published by Down East Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-03-15 with Humor categories.
For more than six decades, John Gould charmed readers of the Christian Science Monitor with his regular column Dispatches from the Farm," in which he extolled the virtues of Maine life. Gathered here are fifty favorites from among his "dispatches," comprising a wholesome potpourri of Yankee wit. With its zany variety, native flavor, and good-natured needling, this collection will warm the hearts of both Down Easters and folks from away.
The Jonesport Raffle
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Author : John Gould
language : en
Publisher: Down East Books
Release Date : 2017-09-01
The Jonesport Raffle written by John Gould and has been published by Down East Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-09-01 with Humor categories.
Beginning with the legendary story of a man in Jonesport (or was it Dexter or Waterford or Litchfield?) who raffled off his horse, which incidentally had been dead for some time, these twenty-nine tales cover the length and breadth of Maine and extend back to the sixteenth-century fishing camps that were set up a hundred years before Jamestown and Plymouth. Learn about the origin and history of “schoolmarms,” along with other classic tales on Down East thrift, the evils of drink, Maine weather, lumbering folklore, and Paul Bunyan. These yarns often pull your leg, so keep a sharp eye! Such a collection makes for an encyclopedia of the great cultural achievement of Mainers, which has been compared to the Rosetta Stone and the birth of Chaucer. But essentially The Jonesport Raffle is a book of the highest humor that will be a source of infinite enjoyment.
