Shaking the Nickel Bush
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 .. Read less
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.
Information
Grade: Grade 7-Grade 8
Brand: University of Nebraska Press
Publisher Date: 08/28/1994
Author: Ralph Moody
Dimensions: 8 x 5 1/4
UPC: 9780803282186
Ages: 12-13
Pages: 236
