{"product_id":"come-on-a-my-house-richard-edward-noble-9781480187320","title":"Come On-A My House: Anecdotes and Tales from the Old Neighborhood, Lawrence - My Hometown","description":"\"Come On-A My House\" is the fourth effort in my Lawrence - My Hometown series. Like the last three, this book contains varied anecdotes about the old neighborhood and the old gang. In it I try once again to create a picture of a time and a place and a neighborhood that once was but is no more. On the front cover of this volume I have a picture of the old tenement where I was raised. This is a very old picture of the structure at 32 Chelmsford Street in North Lawrence. It is the house as I remember it as a kid. Most of the folks in the photo are my relatives - grandmother, grandfather, uncles and aunts. This old homestead stands as another icon of my hometown as I remember it. My grandmother owned the building and it was passed down to one of her children, my Uncle Ray. But the song title, \"Come On-A My House,\" is equally significant. The song was written by William Saroyan and a nephew of his while traveling cross country to visit a much beloved aunt. It was a nostalgic song reminiscent of all the ethnic foods and shared childhood delights that William and his nephew were lusting for upon arriving at auntie's house. This is a very common feeling for all of the folks raised in \"The Immigrant City,\" my hometown of Lawrence, MA. One of the first books I ever read was written by William Saroyan and it was titled \"My Name is Aram.\" It was a book very much like this Lawrence series of books that I've been putting together, ethnic in tone yet universal in its message. It has been my inspiration.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Richard Edward Noble\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1480187321\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781480187320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Createspace Independent Publishing Platform\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/04\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 218\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.72lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.50d","brand":"Richard Edward Noble","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44790291562751,"sku":"9781480187320","price":13.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_0f1fdc39-1f78-403c-be2f-d70e48bca53a.jpg?v=1707288510","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/come-on-a-my-house-richard-edward-noble-9781480187320","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}