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Arid Empire: The Entangled Fates of Arizona and Arabia

by Natalie Koch

The iconic deserts of the American southwest could not have been colonized and settled without the help of desert experts from the Middle East. For example: In 1856, a caravan of thirty-three camels arrived in Indianola, Texas, led by a Syrian cameleer the Americans called “Hi Jolly.” This “camel corps,” the US government hoped, could help the army secure th

Publisher

Verso Books

Publication date

2023

Format

Print edition

Pages

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ISBN

9781839763694