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The U.S. Camel Corps : an Army experiment / Odie B. Faulk.

Title: The U.S. Camel Corps : an Army experiment / Odie B. Faulk.
Author: Faulk, Odie B.
Publication: New York : Oxford University Press, 1976.

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ix, 213 p. : ill.; 22 cm.

Summary

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.

Subject

Genre/Form

History

Note

Includes index.

Bibliography (note)

Bibliography: p. 202-206.

Processing Action (note)

committed to retain

Contents

The camel appropriation -- Bringing camels to America -- Experiments in Texas -- To California by camel -- Camels in California and Texas -- Sale of the herd -- The enduring legend of the camel -- The camel experiment in retrospect.

ISBN

0195020111 :

LCCN

^^^75035668^

OCLC

2237601

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Harvard Library