New Book Release: He Came From Gouldtown, by Harold Gould and Bob Allen
Contributed
by Bill Gould
wbgould@earthlink.net
May 14, 2010
Pitcher with the Philadelphia Stars of the Negro Baseball Leagues, Harold Gould has just published a partial autobiography of his life, with special emphasis on his years as a pitcher during the Jim Crow years of America's pastime.Born and raised in his native Gouldtown, New Jersey, Harold Gould had been scouted by and became an ace pitcher for the Philadelphia Stars in the latter part of 1940's. He travelled the baseball routes of his day around the country and into Canada as well, pitching against Satchel Paige and playing with and against a host of other famous and less well known baseball greats of era.
His book, titled "HE CAME FROM GOULDTOWN," released in mid- December 2009 by Catawba Publishing, is an oral history of his life: conversations on various careers, including baseball, with Dr. Bob Allen, formerly of Penn State and now teaching at Cumberland County College of New Jersey.
Harold Gould's book can be ordered directly by contacting Gwen Gould at gweneg@comcast.net. She can be written at Gwen Gould P O Box 63, Rosenhayn, NJ 08352
The cost for the book is $20.00 plus $5.00 shipping and handling. U S Postal Money Orders payable to Harold L. Gould, Sr. are the only form of funds accepted via mail.
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"The History and Genealogy of the
Native American Isolate Communities
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Surrounding Areas on the Delmarva Peninsula
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