Carrying Albert home (Colorado State Library Book Club Collection) : the somewhat true story of a man, his wife, and her alligator
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Hickam, Homer H., 1943-
Contributors
Hickam, Homer H., 1943- Rocket boys.
Colorado State Library Book Club Project
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Colorado State Library Resources - STAFF RETRIEVAL
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LC Subjects
Alligators as pets -- Fiction.
Automobile travel -- Fiction.
Coal miners -- Fiction.
Domestic fiction.
Florida
Florida -- Fiction.
Husband and wife -- Fiction.
Man-woman relationships -- Fiction.
West Virginia -- Fiction.
OCLC Fast Subjects
Alligators as pets.
Automobile travel.
Coal miners.
Fiction
Historical fiction.
Humorous fiction.
Husband and wife.
Man-woman relationships.
West Virginia.
Other Subjects
Humorous fiction.
Love stories.
Road fiction.

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Local Library Checkout Only
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8 books in one bag (xvii, 398 pages) : illustrations ; 24 cm. AUDIOBOOK AVAILABLE FROM COLORADO TALKING BOOK LIBRARY
Language
English

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BOOKS LOANED TO LIBRARIES FOR BOOK CLUB USE ONLY! Sponsored by the Colorado State Library Book Club Project.
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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.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Hickam, H. H. (2015). Carrying Albert home (Colorado State Library Book Club Collection): the somewhat true story of a man, his wife, and her alligator (First edition.). William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Hickam, Homer H., 1943-. 2015. Carrying Albert Home (Colorado State Library Book Club Collection): The Somewhat True Story of a Man, His Wife, and Her Alligator. New York, NY: William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Hickam, Homer H., 1943-. Carrying Albert Home (Colorado State Library Book Club Collection): The Somewhat True Story of a Man, His Wife, and Her Alligator New York, NY: William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, 2015.

Harvard Citation (style guide)

Hickam, H. H. (2015). Carrying albert home (colorado state library book club collection): the somewhat true story of a man, his wife, and her alligator. First edn. New York, NY: William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Hickam, Homer H. Carrying Albert Home (Colorado State Library Book Club Collection): The Somewhat True Story of a Man, His Wife, and Her Alligator First edition., William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, 2015.

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