SYMHC Classics: The Red Ghost of Arizona and the U.S. Camel Corps

Stuff You Missed in History Class

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History, Society & Culture

4.2 • 23.6K Ratings

🗓️ 3 March 2018

⏱️ 27 minutes

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We're revisiting the story of a a mysterious beast that trampled a woman in Arizona in 1883. First described as a demon, the creature turned out to be a camel. But what was it doing in the American Southwest in the first place?

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0:33.1	Happy Saturday, everybody.
0:34.8	We are coming up on an anniversary for the US Camel Corps.
0:39.1	On March 3rd, 1855, Congress approved the Appropriation Bill
0:43.1	that set aside money for the purchase of those camels.
0:46.1	So this seemed like a good time to re-release our 2014 episode on the Camel Corps.
0:51.0	Also, this is a story about working animals in the 1850s.
0:54.8	So the animal cruelty standards definitely do not match up to what you might expect today.
0:59.7	So just know that going in.
1:04.1	Welcome to Stuff You Missed in History class from HouseofWorks.com.
1:16.1	Hello and welcome to the podcast.
1:17.7	I'm Holly Fry.
1:18.8	I'm Tracey V Wilson.
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