Shaking the Nickel Bush Paperback - 1994
by Ralph Moody
Begun in Little Britches and Man of the Family, this is the continuing saga of Ralph Moody. In 1918, young Moody and his buddy Lonnie travel through the Southwest in an old Ford named Shiftless, camp in an Arizona canyon and "shake the nickel bush" by sculpting busts of lawyers and bankers.
From the rear cover
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.
Details
- Title Shaking the Nickel Bush
- Author Ralph Moody
- Binding Paperback
- Edition Reprint
- Pages 236
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Bison Books, Lincoln, Nebraska, U.S.A.
- Date 1994-08-01
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Illustrated
- ISBN 9780803282186 / 0803282184
- Weight 0.55 lbs (0.25 kg)
- Dimensions 7.97 x 5.29 x 0.56 in (20.24 x 13.44 x 1.42 cm)
- Reading level 1200
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Themes
- Chronological Period: 20th Century
- Chronological Period: 1900-1919
- Cultural Region: Plains
- Cultural Region: Southwest U.S.
- Cultural Region: Western U.S.
- Demographic Orientation: Rural
- Geographic Orientation: Arizona
- Topical: Country/Cowboy
- Topical: Home School
- Library of Congress subjects Moody, Ralph, Moody, Ralph - Family
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 94014503
- Dewey Decimal Code B
Media reviews
Citations
- Library Journal, 11/01/1994, Page 116
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