# Old Hickory Shelby — National Avenue character guide

> Old Hickory Shelby in National Avenue by Booth Tarkington.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Old Hickory

**First appearance:** 0001-national-avenue

## Who they are

A character with a distinctive nickname, likely a Shelby family member.

## In the story

### [XXXI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/national_avenue_se/chapters/xxxi)

His house was the last to be demolished; his conservative policy at the bank indirectly enabled the new house.

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