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To: OneVike

Number 13, dealing with camels in Arizona has an additional interesting historical reference.

Jefferson Davis, yes that Jefferson Davis, was the mastermind of importing camels as beasts of burdens. I read that in Winston Broom’s latest book Vicksburg (a very readable history, I might add).


15 posted on 09/11/2009 11:01:19 AM PDT by dmz
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Jefferson Davis, yes that Jefferson Davis, was the mastermind of importing camels as beasts of burdens. I read that in Winston Broom’s latest book Vicksburg .

Thanks, I love it when I learn something new. And that I did not until now.
21 posted on 09/11/2009 11:11:26 AM PDT by OneVike (Just a Christian waiting to go home)
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