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Mr. Carter has established positive identification, based on carefully assembled facts. A new assessment of Kit’s character and reputation is included, as well as an annotated account of the last years of his life.
This volume brings to light the wild adventures of the pioneers of this continent, in the solitudes of the mountains, the prairies and the forests; often amidst hostile Indians, and far away from the restraints and protection of ...
His (sometimes exaggerated) exploits were the subject of dime novels. In 'Christopher Carson, Familiarly Known as Kit Carson the Pioneer of the West, ' historian John Abbott traces the remarkable life of this early American icon.
"[...]inevitably bite the dust ere the fugitives could be taken.
This Elibron Classics title is a reprint of the original edition published by Dodd, Mead & Co. in New York, 1876.
"Christopher Carson" from John Stevens Cabot Abbott. American historian, pastor, and pedagogical writer (1805-1877).
This a novel, but the true story of the life of Kit Carson. Once you start reading you'll find that this is a book you won't want to put down until the end.
Christopher Carson, whose renown as Kit Carson has reached almost every ear in the country, was born in Madison county, Kentucky, on the 24th of December, 1809.
John Stevens Cabot Abbott (September 19, 1805 - June 17, 1877), an American historian, pastor, and pedagogical writer, was born in Brunswick, Maine to Jacob and Betsey Abbott.Early lifeHe was a brother of Jacob Abbott, and was associated ...