Every time I walked through the library and saw this book title and the engaging cover image, I was intrigued, and I finally had a chance to pick it up and read it this weekend.
This delightful book, by Kathleen Karr, follows the adventures of Ali, a camel from Egypt who is brought to Texas in 1856 as part of a US Army experiment to see if camels would be useful in the opening of the Great American West. This unlikely tale is based on true events, but told from the perspective of Ali. His observations on the behavior of humans is insightful, and the descriptions of the Comanche people and the California Gold Rush are vivid and well-researched.
Exiled was a quick read, and I would recommend it to anyone interested in animals or history.
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