Shaking the Nickel Bush Contributor(s): Moody, Ralph (Author) |
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ISBN: 0803282184 ISBN-13: 9780803282186 Publisher: Bison Books
WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guarantee Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: August 1994 Annotation: Skinny and suffering from diabetes, Ralph Moody is ordered by a Boston doctor to seek a more healthful climate. Going west again is a delightful prospect. His childhood adventures on a Colorado ranch were described in Little Britches and Man of the Family, also Bison Books. Now nineteen years old, he strikes out into new territory, hustling odd jobs, facing the problem of getting fresh milk and leafy green vegetables. He scrapes around to survive, risking his neck as a stunt rider for a movie company. With an improvident buddy named Lonnie, he camps out in an Arizona canyon and "shakes the nickel bush" by sculpting plaster of paris busts of lawyers and bankers. This is 1918, and the young men travel through the Southwest not on horses but in a Ford aptly named Shiftless. New readers and old will enjoy this entry in the continuing saga of Ralph Moody. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Westerns - General - Fiction | Historical - General - Fiction | Sagas |
Dewey: B |
LCCN: 94014503 |
Lexile Measure: 1200(Not Available) |
Physical Information: 0.56" H x 5.29" W x 7.97" L (0.55 lbs) 236 pages |
Themes: - Chronological Period - 1900-1919 - Cultural Region - Plains - Cultural Region - Southwest U.S. - Cultural Region - Western U.S. - Geographic Orientation - Arizona - Topical - Home Schooling |
Features: Illustrated, Price on Product |
Review Citations: Library Journal 11/01/1994 pg. 116 |
Accelerated Reader Info |
Quiz #: 51493 Reading Level: 5.8 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 13.0 |
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Publisher Description: Skinny and suffering from diabetes, Ralph Moody is ordered by a Boston doctor to seek a more healthful climate. Going west again is a delightful prospect. His childhood adventures on a Colorado ranch were described in Little Britches and Man of the Family, also Bison Books. Now nineteen years old, he strikes out into new territory hustling odd jobs, facing the problem of getting fresh milk and leafy green vegetables. He scrapes around to survive, risking his neck as a stunt rider for a movie company. With an improvident buddy named Lonnie, he camps out in an Arizona canyon and "shakes the nickel bush" by sculpting plaster of paris busts of lawyers and bankers. This is 1918, and the young men travel through the Southwest not on horses but in a Ford aptly named Shiftless. New readers and old will enjoy this entry in the continuing saga of Ralph Moody. Purchase the audio edition. |
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