| Lisa Hodgkins |
| Camille Carries the Mail by Lisa Hodgkins Did you know that in the 1850s the U.S. Army experimented with the idea of using camels to carry freight across the deserts of the Southwest? This story uses that episode in history as the setting for Camille the Camel’s adventure in the Army’s "camel corps." When she is entrusted to carry a little girl’s letter across the Arizona desert, Camille realizes the importance of her mission, but daydreaming gets her into trouble. Luckily, she meets a couple of friends who try to help her find a way to deliver the mail. |
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| Lisa Hodgkins is the Librarian and Archivist for the Postal History Foundation in Tucson, Arizona. She was inspired to write Camille Carries the Mail as a way of introducing children to Arizona’s postal history. “Most people are unaware how important the postal service and mail delivery were in opening up the Western United States” Hodgkins says. “It started with wagons and stagecoaches bringing mail and people through Arizona on the way to California, followed by trains, and of course, at one point, even camels!” The Postal History Foundation in Tucson is a non-profit organization which promotes an appreciation of postal history and stamp collecting through its library and educational programs. Hodgkins joined the PHF after moving to Tucson, having worked for many years as a librarian and archivist in England. Contact Lisa at: library@phftucson.org |