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Desert Transport

By Transportation
Created 01/25/2011 - 4:37pm
Submitted by Transportation on Tue, 01/25/2011 - 4:37pm
Type of Article: 
News (legacy)
Main webpage: 
Transportation Library [1]
Brief Description: 
Camels of Arizona
In the early days of settlement in the American Southwest, there was a dearth of transport suitable to the climate. The available pack animals were unable to withstand the rigors of the desert. Railroads were in their infancy. The answer, of course, was camels [2]!
Source URL: http://www.library.northwestern.edu/news/2011/january/desert-transport

Links:
[1] http://www.library.northwestern.edu/libraries-collections/evanston-campus/transportation-library
[2] http://drgrumpyinthehouse.blogspot.com/2010/12/christmas-eve-history-lesson.html
[3] http://www.library.northwestern.edu/related-pages/transportation-library-0