Uncle Sam's Camels. the Journal of May Humphreys Stacey Supplemented by the Report of Edward Fitzgerald Beale (1857-1858) .
by Lesley, Lewis Burt
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine with no dust jacket
- Seller
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Austin, Texas, United States
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About This Item
The Harvard University Press, Cambridge.. Near Fine with no dust jacket. 1929. First Edition. Hardcover. The story of the experimental ''Camel Brigade'' which made its way from San Antonio, Texas to Bakersfield, California in the late 1850s. Jefferson Davis, as Secretary of War in 1853 in the cabinet of President Pierce, urged Congressional action in the use and importation of camels for military purposes on the western frontier. Illustrated. Fold out map. 298 pages, bibliography, index. 7 in. X 9 3/4 in. Maroon cloth hardback with gold titles on spine. Top and bottom corners of front board are bumped. Book is clean, no writing, tightly bound, square. Some untrimmed pages. Book is in Near Fine condition. No dust jacket. ; Standard Book Size.; 298 pages .
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- Bookseller
- Quinn & Davis Booksellers (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- QD1953
- Title
- Uncle Sam's Camels. the Journal of May Humphreys Stacey Supplemented by the Report of Edward Fitzgerald Beale (1857-1858) .
- Author
- Lesley, Lewis Burt
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine with no dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- The Harvard University Press, Cambridge.
- Date Published
- 1929
- Keywords
- Texas, Texana, Military, History, Camel, Brigade
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