In this book is brought together the story of the little-known camel experiment during the fifties of the last century, an episode constituting one step in the consolidation of a nation. Professor Lesley has edited two Journals which, with introductory and concluding chapters, give a complete account of this attempt to solve transportation problems in the Far West. It is an important volume for all who are interested in the Old Frontier, and a most amusing story for the general reader.