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The U S Camel Corps

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Author : Odie B. Faulk
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1976

The U S Camel Corps written by Odie B. Faulk and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1976 with History categories.

In a true saga of the old west, author Odie Faulk recreates the story of the "exotic pioneers"--camels, imported to deliver supplies across the American West. A little know but fascinating true story.

The United States Camel Corps

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Author : Charles River Editors
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2019-07-03

The United States Camel Corps written by Charles River Editors and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-07-03 with categories.

*Includes pictures *Includes contemporary accounts *Includes a bibliography for further reading In the 1850s, Americans widely believed that the area from the 97th Meridian to the Rocky Mountains was vast, sterile, and useless, fit only for wandering natives and something to be endured rather than enjoyed by the people traveling through. Putting the eastern border near the point where the Great Plains begin, a common name for the huge region was "The Great American Desert," and the acquisition of the Southwest from Mexico added to the already huge area, commonly considered desert wasteland. Suddenly, the United States had a million square miles of Great American Desert to administrate, an area where the resident native warriors considerably outnumbered the small U.S. Army. In fact, the use of the word "desert" probably contributed to the idea behind using camels in the region, thanks to their reputation as "ships of the desert." With that in mind, the United States Camel Corps was a military experiment in the 1850s that brought camels from Egypt and Turkey to Texas and California. The cast of characters in this story is larger than life and includes U.S. Army and Navy officers, explorers, writers, politicians, and diplomats. The most famous person involved was Jefferson Davis, a U.S. Senator from Mississippi who went on to become Secretary of War and the Confederacy's only president. The project also utilized Haji Ali (also known as "Hi Jolly"), the U.S. Army's first Muslim employee, and it even had a small effect on the Civil War. One of the camels, Doug, was used by the Confederates at Vicksburg, and locals despised the Red Ghost, a feral camel that terrorized rural Arizona. The most important result of this historical footnote probably has no resonance in American history, and in fact, the name "United States Camel Corps" was never formalized, but it seems to be what historians call a retronym, a name given after a phenomenon has receded into the past. How long the name of "Camel Corps" has been in existence is unknown, but it has been used in literature for close to a century. What the troopers themselves called the unit remains unknown. However, the unit was extraordinarily important to Mexico, thanks to a man named Elias, one of the Syrian-Arab cameleers. Hired and brought over to teach American soldiers how to handle camels, Elias eventually moved to Sonora, Mexico, married a Yaqui Mexican woman, and had a son who went on to become a formidable and energetic president of Mexico. The United States Camel Corps: The History of the U.S. Army's Use of Camels in the Southwest during the 19th Century looks at the unique unit, from its origins to its record. Along with pictures depicting important people, places, and events, you will learn about the United States Camel Corps like never before.

Woolley Frank M The U S Camel Corps

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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1974

Woolley Frank M The U S Camel Corps written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1974 with Camels categories.

The United States Camel Corps

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Author : Clarence H. Annett
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1984

The United States Camel Corps written by Clarence H. Annett and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1984 with Camels categories.

Camel Corps U S A

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Author : April Kopp
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1981

Camel Corps U S A written by April Kopp and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1981 with Camels categories.

"Operation Camel" was one of the most colorful episodes to come out of the Old West, and it was a dream brought to realization by a man whom history remembers for far different reasons -- Jefferson Davis.

The Last Camel Charge

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Author : Forrest Bryant Johnson
language : en
Publisher: Penguin
Release Date : 2012-04-03

The Last Camel Charge written by Forrest Bryant Johnson and has been published by Penguin this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-04-03 with History categories.

“A fascinating story, telling aspects of the American West that most of us know little about.”—True West Magazine In the mid-nineteenth century, the U.S. Army was on the verge of employing a weapon that had never before been seen on its native soil: a cavalry mount that would fare better than both mules and horses in the American Southwest... Against the Mojave in the Arizona Territory, against the Mormons in Utah Territory, during the early stages of the Civil War, the camel would become part of military history and a nearly forgotten chapter of Americana. This is the true story of that experiment and the extraordinary group of people who it brought together. The Last Camel Charge gives them their due as a vital piece of American history. INCLUDES PHOTOS

Exiled

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Author : Kathleen Karr
language : en
Publisher: Marshall Cavendish
Release Date : 2012-12-05

Exiled written by Kathleen Karr and has been published by Marshall Cavendish this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-12-05 with Juvenile Fiction categories.

Ali is a young camel in Egypt when he is captured by humans. Determined to "work, but never surrender," he earns a reputation as a disobedient animal and is sold to an American colonel. The year is 1856 and Ali soon finds himself in Texas as part of the U.S. Camel Corps. Crossing the landscape of 19th century America, Ali learns to balance his pride with the needs of his new companions, and slowly matures into a noble creature. Compellingly written from the camel's point of view, this unusual book offers a fresh and unusual perspective on a little-known slice of American history.

With The Camel Corps Up The Nile

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Author : Count Gleichon
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2006-06-01

With The Camel Corps Up The Nile written by Count Gleichon and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-06-01 with History categories.

California Camel Corps

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Author : Jon Sharpe
language : en
Publisher: Signet Book
Release Date : 2005

California Camel Corps written by Jon Sharpe and has been published by Signet Book this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with Fiction categories.

Skye Fargo has his hands full when the U.S. Army hires him to lead a caravan of camels through the baddest lands in the West, from Arizona to California, for use in the unforgiving deserts of the Southwest. Original.

The Camel Regiment

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Author : W. Scott Bell
language : en
Publisher: Pelican Publishing
Release Date : 2017

The Camel Regiment written by W. Scott Bell and has been published by Pelican Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017 with History categories.

"Old Douglas was an African camel who was the beloved mascot of this regiment. He carried band instruments and knapsacks in Civil War battles. The author, whose great-great-grandfather served in the regiment, tells the unit's story based on correspondence and memoirs, mostly from its members"--Provided by publisher.