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West with giraffes / Lynda Rutledge.
"'Few true friends have I known and two were giraffes...' Woodrow Wilson Nickel, age 105, feels his life ebbing away. But when he learns giraffes are going extinct, he finds himself recalling the unforgettable experience he cannot take to his grave. It's 1938. The Great Depression lingers. Hitler is threatening Europe, and world-weary Americans long for wonder. They find it in two giraffes who miraculously survive a hurricane while crossing the Atlantic. What follows is a twelve-day road trip in a custom truck to deliver Southern California's first giraffes to the San Diego Zoo. Inspired by true events, the tale weaves real-life figures with fictional ones, including the world's first female zoo director, a crusty old man with a past, a young female photographer with a secret, and assorted reprobates as spotty as the giraffes. Part adventure, part historical saga, and part coming-of-age love story, West with Giraffes explores what it means to be changed by the grace of animals, the kindness of strangers, the passing of time, and a story told before it's too late"--Publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781542021746
- ISBN: 9781542023344
- Physical Description: 356 pages (Paperback) ; 22 cm.
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: Seattle : Lake Union Publishing, [2021]
- Copyright: ©2021
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| Genre: | Historical fiction. |
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- 20 of 64 copies available at SPARK Libraries.
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- 24 current holds with 64 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Alexander Hamilton Memorial Free Library | F RUT (Text) | 37268003118221 | AHMFL Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Beaverdale Public Library | F R (Text) | 31814450550337 | BVRM Fiction | Available | - |
| Bethel Tulpehocken Public Library | RUT (Text) | 33249025363833 | Fiction | Available | - |
| Indian Valley Public Library | Fiction Rutledge (Text) | 39427103613253 | Fiction Room: Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Joseph & Elizabeth Shaw Public Library | FIC RUTLEDGE (Text)
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In memory of Brian J. Anderson presented by Chris Anderson.
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39636100452578 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Juniata County Library | F RUT (Text) | 39640100609369 | JUNM Fiction | Available | - |
| Memorial Library of Nazareth and Vicinity | FIC RUT WES 2021 (Text) | 31001101880988 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Milton Public Library | A RUT (Text) | 33226000970832 | MLTM Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| North Wales Area Library | F Rutledge (Text) | 35410000785477 | NWAL Fiction | Available | - |
| North Wales Area Library | F Rutledge BC (Text) | 35410000815019 | NWAL Book Club | Available | - |
