![]() ![]() 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. 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. ![]() Behind the wheel is the young Dust Bowl rowdy Woodrow. 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. West with Giraffes Summary The year was 1938, and a colossal hurricane had struck New York, leaving death and destruction in its wake. Based on true events, Rutledge weaved a charming and intriguing cross-county saga of a kind man, a weary boy, a feisty red-head and two giraffes. Woodrow Wilson Nickel, age 105, feels his life ebbing away. West with Giraffes by Lynda Rutledge (Goodreads Author) Mary s review it was amazing This could be my new favorite book. “Few true friends have I known and two were giraffes…” An emotional, rousing novel inspired by the incredible true story of two giraffes who made headlines and won the hearts of Depression-era America. ![]()
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