Carrying Albert home: the somewhat true story of a man, his wife, and her alligator

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Hickam, Homer H., 1943-
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The New York Times best-selling author of Rocket Boys reimagines the story of his parents, who struggle to care for and then return home a pet alligator given to them by his mother's former paramour, dancer Buddy Ebsen.
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Alligators as pets -- Fiction
Autobiographical fiction
Automobile travel -- Fiction
Coal miners -- Fiction
Florida -- Fiction
Humorous fiction
Husband and wife -- Fiction
Man-woman relationships -- Fiction
Road fiction
West Virginia -- Fiction
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Carrying Albert home : the somewhat true story of a man, his wife, and her alligator
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Alligators as pets
Automobile travel
Coal miners
Husband and wife
Man-woman relationships

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