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Book Synopsis The Camel Regiment by : W. Scott Bell
Download or read book The Camel Regiment written by W. Scott Bell and published by Pelican Publishing. This book was released on 2017 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "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.
Book Synopsis The United States Camel Corps by : Charles River Editors
Download or read book The United States Camel Corps written by Charles River Editors and published by . This book was released on 2019-07-03 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: *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.
Book Synopsis With the Camel Corps Up the Nile by : Lord Edward Gleichen
Download or read book With the Camel Corps Up the Nile written by Lord Edward Gleichen and published by . This book was released on 1888 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The U.S. Camel Corps by : Odie B. Faulk
Download or read book The U.S. Camel Corps written by Odie B. Faulk and published by . This book was released on 1976 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Book Synopsis With the Camel Corps Up the Nile by : Lord Edward Gleichen
Download or read book With the Camel Corps Up the Nile written by Lord Edward Gleichen and published by E.P. Publishing. This book was released on 1975 with total page 342 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis With the Camel Corps Up the Nile by : Count Gleichen
Download or read book With the Camel Corps Up the Nile written by Count Gleichen and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2013-01-14 with total page 374 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Published in 1888, this is the record of the Camel Corps or the Guards' Camel Regiment when on it's expedition up the Nile in 1884-85.
Book Synopsis With the Camel Corps Up the Nile by : Lord Edward Gleichen
Download or read book With the Camel Corps Up the Nile written by Lord Edward Gleichen and published by . This book was released on 1888 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis A Manual of the Diseases of the Camel and of His Management and Uses by : John Henry Steel
Download or read book A Manual of the Diseases of the Camel and of His Management and Uses written by John Henry Steel and published by . This book was released on 1890 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Camel Military Corps by : Odie B. Faulk
Download or read book The Camel Military Corps written by Odie B. Faulk and published by . This book was released on 1976 with total page 159 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Last Camel Charge by : F. B. Johnson
Download or read book The Last Camel Charge written by F. B. Johnson and published by Berkley Hardcover. This book was released on 2012 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the mid-nineteenth century, the U.S. Army would employ a weapon that had never before been seen on its native soil. From the Middle East came 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 one of America's great military experiements, and a nearly forgotten chapter of Americana. The Last Camel Charge is the first book to tell the complete story and document in detail the military's experiment with camels. At the end of the Mexican-American War in 1848, a need emerged for control of-and transportation through-the country's vast new western territories. The hostile environment proved a challenge to the Army's traditional mounts, and in a radical move, the War Department ordered a Navy ship and its captain to the Mid-East to purchase camels and deliver them to an Army post in Texas. The mission brought together an extraordinary group of people: innovative rancher Samuel A. Bishop, whose desperation over the Mojave gave birth to the idea; Mexican War hero Lt. Edward F. Beale, placed in command of the newly arrived beasts, who would forge a wagon trail westward. At the same time, Colonel Albert S. Johnston was leading troops against the Mormons and Hadji "Hi Jolly" Ali, who accompanied the great beasts overseas, would become known as one of America's first Muslim immigrants. Reaching speeds up to forty miles an hour, traveling days without water, and able to carry three times the weight of a mule, camels helped to subdue enemies, reach new frontiers, and unite a nation. And now, The Last Camel Charge gives them their due as a vital piece of American history.
Book Synopsis The Fighting Cameliers by : Frank Reid
Download or read book The Fighting Cameliers written by Frank Reid and published by . This book was released on 2006-01-01 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The war in Sinai & Palestine from the irrepressible viewpoint of the Camel Soldiers - There are few accounts of the exploits of the Imperial Camel Corps but 'The Fighting Cameliers' has the distinction of being written in an easy going immediate style full of incident, dialogue and action that brings the soldiers that comprised this unique fighting force into sharp relief. Written primarily from an Australian perspective with all its resilience & wit, this highly readable account often sweeps the reader up like a novel. A must for everyone interested in the First World War in the desert & Palestine.
Download or read book Exiled written by Kathleen Karr and published by Marshall Cavendish. This book was released on 2012-12-05 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Book Synopsis The History of the Rifle Brigade (the Prince Consort's Own) Formerly the 95th by : Sir William Henry Cope
Download or read book The History of the Rifle Brigade (the Prince Consort's Own) Formerly the 95th written by Sir William Henry Cope and published by . This book was released on 1877 with total page 644 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Imperial Camel Corps by : Geoffrey Inchbald
Download or read book Imperial Camel Corps written by Geoffrey Inchbald and published by . This book was released on 1970 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Riding with the Camel Corps by : Jennifer Liss
Download or read book Riding with the Camel Corps written by Jennifer Liss and published by . This book was released on 20?? with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Camels and Others by : Geoffrey Inchbald
Download or read book Camels and Others written by Geoffrey Inchbald and published by . This book was released on 1968 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The United Service written by and published by . This book was released on 1892 with total page 700 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: