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The Last Camel Charge : The Untold Story of America's Desert Military Experiment by Forrest Bryant Johnson (2012, Hardcover)

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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.

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Publisher
Penguin Publishing Group
ISBN-10
0425245691
ISBN-13
9780425245699
eBay Product ID (ePID)
103039788

Product Key Features

Book Title
Last Camel Charge : the Untold Story of America's Desert Military Experiment
Author
Forrest Bryant Johnson
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Military / General, Military / United States, Animals / Wildlife, United States / State & Local / Southwest (Az, NM, Ok, Tx)
Publication Year
2012
Genre
Nature, History
Number of Pages
384 Pages

Dimensions

Item Length
9.3in
Item Height
1.4in
Item Width
6.4in
Item Weight
21.5 Oz

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Lc Classification Number
Uc350.J64 2012
Grade from
Twelfth Grade
Reviews
"A fascinating portrait of the American West during its formative and most exciting period...Johnson reaches deep into the essence of how America came to be."--Bevin Alexander, author of Sun Tzu at Gettysburg
Copyright Date
2012
Lccn
2011-038454
Dewey Decimal
357
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
23
Illustrated
Yes

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