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West with giraffes : a novel / 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: 154202174X
- ISBN: 9781542023344
- ISBN: 1542023343
- Physical Description: 356 pages ; 22 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: Seattle : Lake Union Publishing, 2021.
- Copyright: ©2021
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| Genre: | Historical fiction. Novels. |
Available copies
- 24 of 45 copies available at Missouri Evergreen.
- 0 of 1 copy available at Rolla Public. (Show)
Holds
- 4 current holds with 45 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rolla Public Library | FIC RUT (Text) | 38256101836298 | Adult Fiction | Checked out | 04/20/2024 |
| Bollinger County Library | F RUT (Text) | 32713200011696 | Fiction | Available | - |
| Bowling Green Public Library | Fic Rut (Text) | 35030000019211 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Camden County Library District - Camdenton | FIC RUTLEDGE (Text) | 31320003881450 | Adult Fiction | Checked out | 04/23/2024 |
| Cape Girardeau Public Library | RUT (Text) | 33042004767599 | Adult Fiction | Checked out | 05/02/2024 |
| Caruthersville Public Library | F RUT (Text) | 38417100645201 | Fiction | Available | - |
| Cass County Library-Harrisonville | F RUT 2021 (Text) | 0002205507789 | Adult Fiction | Checked out | 05/02/2024 |
| Cass County Library-Harrisonville | F RUT 2021 (Text) | 0002206094894 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Crawford County Library-Recklein Memorial-Cuba | PBF RUT (Text) | 33431000606374 | Paperback Books | Available | - |
| De Soto Public Library | F RUTLEDGE Lynda (Text) | 33858000056742 | Adult Fiction | In transit | - |
