Behind the wheel is the young Dust Bowl rowdy Woodrow, a 17-year-old orphan, on an adventure of a lifetime. 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. His story is set in the momentous year of 1938. But when he learns giraffes are going extinct, he finds himself recalling the unforgettable experience he cannot take to his grave. Woodrow Wilson Nickel, age 105, feels his life ebbing away. West With Giraffes by Lynda Rutledge 2021 FICTIONĪn emotional, rousing novel inspired by the incredible but true story of two giraffes who made headlines and won the hearts of Depression-era America.
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