Two-handed shovel

A two-handled shovel comprising a rigid primary handle terminating in a grip at one end and a shovel blade fixedly attached thereto at the opposite second end thereof, connection means mounted on said primary handle proximal to said shovel blade and a rigid secondary handle shorter in length than said primary handle and in turn terminating in a hand grip at one end and attached to said connection means at the opposite second end thereof, said connection means including a bushing longitudinally positioned on said primary handle and having an internal bore adapted to receive said primary handle and permit essentially unlimited rotary movement of said primary handle with respect to said bushing, said secondary handle second end in turn pivotally connected to said bushing for relative arcuate motion of said second handle towards and away from said primary handle wherein the operator of said shovel may liftingly support a shovel blade load by said secondary handle while simultaneously swinging and rotating said blade via said primary handle so as to remove said load therefrom.