West with giraffes : a novel
(Large Print)
Author
Published
Thorndike, Maine : Center Point Large Print, 2023.
Edition
Center Point Large Print edition.
ISBN
9781638089292, 1638089299
Physical Desc
487 pages (large print) ; 23 cm
Status
Copies
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Arlington - New Books | L.T.P. FIC RUTLEDGE, L. | Checked Out |
Framingham McAuliffe - Large Print | LTP FICTION Rutledge | Checked Out |
Lexington - Large Print | LARGE TYPE RUTLEDGE | Checked Out |
Medway - Large Print | LARGE PRINT Rutledge | Checked Out |
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More Details
Published
Thorndike, Maine : Center Point Large Print, 2023.
Format
Large Print
Edition
Center Point Large Print edition.
Language
English
ISBN
9781638089292, 1638089299
Notes
General Note
Regular print version previously published by Amazon Publishing.
General Note
Includes author's note and historical notes with background information (pages 475-484).
Description
"'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 an 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. Behind the wheel is the young Dust Bowl rowdy Woodrow. 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."--,Provided by publisher.
Subjects
LC Subjects
Animal behavior -- Fiction.
Animal rescue -- Fiction.
Bildungsromans.
Giraffe -- Fiction.
Historical fiction.
Human-animal relationships -- Fiction.
Interpersonal relations -- Fiction.
Large type books.
Road fiction.
San Diego Zoo -- Fiction.
United States -- History -- 1933-1945 -- Fiction.
Zoo keepers -- Fiction.
Animal rescue -- Fiction.
Bildungsromans.
Giraffe -- Fiction.
Historical fiction.
Human-animal relationships -- Fiction.
Interpersonal relations -- Fiction.
Large type books.
Road fiction.
San Diego Zoo -- Fiction.
United States -- History -- 1933-1945 -- Fiction.
Zoo keepers -- Fiction.
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Rutledge, L. (2023). West with giraffes: a novel (Center Point Large Print edition.). Center Point Large Print.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Rutledge, Lynda, 1950-. 2023. West With Giraffes: A Novel. Center Point Large Print.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Rutledge, Lynda, 1950-. West With Giraffes: A Novel Center Point Large Print, 2023.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Rutledge, Lynda. West With Giraffes: A Novel Center Point Large Print edition., Center Point Large Print, 2023.
Note! Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy. Citation formats are based on standards as of August 2021.
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