![]() ![]() The novel actually begins with Woody’s last days of his 105th year when he struggles to commit the story of the giraffes’ journey to paper after learning they are on the brink of extinction. Augusta claims to work for Life magazine and follows the truck snapping photos of the giraffes, the scenery and the people along the way.Įvery night they find lodging surrounded by trees so the giraffes can eat. Woody falls in love with giraffes Boy and Girl and with a red headed photographer, Augusta. After his driver deserts him, a seventeen year old dust bowl orphan, Woody Nickel, becomes his driver. They are met by one of the zookeepers, Riley Jones, who loads them on a customized truck for the trip across the country. ![]() It’s a fictional account of an actual event, a twelve day journey from New York to California for two giraffes from Africa. I’m Betty Martin with "Martin’s Must Reads" and that’s the first telegram that appears in Lynda Rutledge’s novel West With Giraffes. ![]() Belle Benchley at the Sand Diego Zoo read, “ Hurricane damaged shipment. ![]()
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