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 ...
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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.
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Fine in very good dust jacket. Hbk 308pp faint foxing at top foredge light shelfwear to dj now in a protective sleeve internally the text is excellent clean tight unmarked unmarked almost as new.
Add this copy of This Trifling Distinction: Reminiscences From Down East to cart. $25.00, very good condition, Sold by Sutton Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Norwich, VT, UNITED STATES, published 1978 by Little, Brown, 1st edition 1978.
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Very good in very good dust jacket. Hbk 211pp dj lightly shelfworn with two small closed tears but not price-clipped ($7.95) and now in protective sleeve otherwise internally an excellent clean tight unmarked copy as new.
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