Carrying Albert Home
- Author: Homer Hickam
- Narrator: Adam Verner
- Publisher: HarperCollins USA
- Duration: 10:39:44
Synopsis
Elsie Lavender and Homer Hickam Sr.—the future parents of Homer Hickam Jr.—were high school sweethearts during the Great Depression. 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 of West Virginia, married to Homer.
Elsie was reminded of those carefree Florida days by Buddy’s unusual wedding gift: an alligator named Albert who lived in the only bathroom in their little house. Eventually Homer gave Elsie an ultimatum: “Me or the alligator!” After giving it some thought, Elsie concluded there was only one thing to do—carry Albert home.
Chapters
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021 Chapter 19
Duration: 20min -
022 Chapter 20
Duration: 12min -
023 Chapter 21
Duration: 12min -
024 Chapter 22
Duration: 14min -
025 Chapter 23
Duration: 18min -
026 Chapter 24
Duration: 17min -
027 Chapter 25
Duration: 07min -
028 Chapter 26
Duration: 09min -
029 Chapter 27
Duration: 25min -
030 Chapter 28
Duration: 32min -
031 Chapter 29
Duration: 18min -
032 Chapter 30
Duration: 11min -
033 Chapter 31
Duration: 05min -
034 Chapter 32
Duration: 11min -
035 Chapter 33
Duration: 06min -
036 Chapter 34
Duration: 09min -
037 Chapter 35
Duration: 08min -
038 Chapter 36
Duration: 23min -
039 Chapter 37
Duration: 27min -
040 Chapter 38
Duration: 17min