United States > History > 1933-1945 > Fiction. West with Giraffes: A Novel Lynda Rutledge Amazon Publishing, 2021 - Animal rescue - 372 pages 1 Review Reviews aren't verified, but Google checks for and removes fake content when it's. LISTEN MORE HERE Woodrow Wilson Nickel, age 105, feels his life ebbing away. Search for related items by subject Subject: Listen to this episode from The SoundsPress Podcast - Daily Book Review on Spotify. 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. 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. What follows is a twelve-day road trip in a custom truck to deliver Southern California's first giraffes to the San Diego Zoo.

They find it in two giraffes who miraculously survive a hurricane while crossing the Atlantic. Hitler is threatening Europe, and world-weary Americans long for wonder. But when he learns giraffes are going extinct, he finds himself recalling the unforgettable experience he cannot take to his grave. giraffes.' Woodrow Wilson Nickel, age 105, feels his life ebbing away. ''Few true friends have I known and two were. Publisher: Seattle : Lake Union Publishing,.Physical Description: 356 pages (Paperback) 22 cm.In memory of Carol Keene by The Fancy Ladies Book Club

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