HI JOLLY

by Jim Kjelgaard ‧ RELEASE DATE: Oct. 19, 1959

**The authentic story of the attempt to introduce a camel corps into the army ranks of our own desert wastelands has been told, usually as part of a larger picture. Here is the story- told through the adventures of Ali, a Syrian camel boy, and his dalul, a princely camel named Ben Akbar. How Ali came by his camel; how he reached America; how he became chief among the camel boys at the Texas outpost where the camels were broken into American desert work, and how they won through to success in charting the breakthrough from Texas to California adds up to good story telling by a master hand, and a novel bit of American frontier history. ""Hi Jolly"" was a misinterpretation of Ali's name- but Hi Jolly he remained. Kjelgaard has injected a good deal of the pros and cons of the use of camels here- but it all seems relevant, and is done so that it does not break the story.

Pub Date: Oct. 19, 1959

ISBN: N/A

Page Count: -

Publisher: Dodd, Mead

Review Posted Online: N/A

Kirkus Reviews Issue: Oct. 1, 1959

Categories: FICTION