Carrying Albert home: the somewhat true story of a man, his wife, and her alligator
Elsie Lavender and Homer Hickam (the father of the author) were high school classmates in the West Virginia coalfields, graduating just as the Great Depression began. When Homer asked for her hand, Elsie instead headed to Orlando where she sparked with a dancing actor named Buddy Ebsen (yes, that Bu...
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2016
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| Ausgabe: | First William Morrow paperback edition |
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| Zusammenfassung: | Elsie Lavender and Homer Hickam (the father of the author) were high school classmates in the West Virginia coalfields, graduating just as the Great Depression began. When Homer asked for her hand, Elsie instead headed to Orlando where she sparked with a dancing actor named Buddy Ebsen (yes, that Buddy Ebsen). But when Buddy headed for New York, Elsie's dreams of a life with him were crushed and eventually she found herself back in the coalfields, married to Homer. Unfulfilled as a miner's wife, Elsie was reminded of her carefree days with Buddy every day because of his unusual wedding gift: an alligator named Albert she raised in the only bathroom in the house. When Albert scared Homer by grabbing his pants, he gave Elsie an ultimatum: "Me or that alligator!" After giving it some thought, Elsie concluded there was only one thing to do: Carry Albert home |
| Beschreibung: | XVII, 390, 24 Seiten Illustrationen 24 cm |
| ISBN: | 9780062325907 |
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| spelling | Hickam, Homer Hadley 1943- Verfasser (DE-588)141012048 aut Carrying Albert home the somewhat true story of a man, his wife, and her alligator Homer Hickam First William Morrow paperback edition New York, NY William Morrow 2016 © 2015 XVII, 390, 24 Seiten Illustrationen 24 cm txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Elsie Lavender and Homer Hickam (the father of the author) were high school classmates in the West Virginia coalfields, graduating just as the Great Depression began. When Homer asked for her hand, Elsie instead headed to Orlando where she sparked with a dancing actor named Buddy Ebsen (yes, that Buddy Ebsen). But when Buddy headed for New York, Elsie's dreams of a life with him were crushed and eventually she found herself back in the coalfields, married to Homer. Unfulfilled as a miner's wife, Elsie was reminded of her carefree days with Buddy every day because of his unusual wedding gift: an alligator named Albert she raised in the only bathroom in the house. When Albert scared Homer by grabbing his pants, he gave Elsie an ultimatum: "Me or that alligator!" After giving it some thought, Elsie concluded there was only one thing to do: Carry Albert home Fiction fast Historical fiction fast Humorous fiction fast Love stories gsafd Road fiction gsafd Humorous fiction gsafd Man-woman relationships fast Husband and wife fast Alligators as pets fast Automobile travel fast Coal miners fast Man-woman relationships Fiction Husband and wife Fiction Alligators as pets Fiction Automobile travel Fiction Coal miners Fiction Man-woman relationships Husband and wife Alligators as pets Automobile travel Coal miners Florida fast West Virginia fast Florida Fiction West Virginia Fiction Florida West Virginia Domestic fiction (DE-588)1071854844 Fiktionale Darstellung gnd-content |
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