Kit Carson and the Indians - Softcover

Dunlay, Tom

 
9780803266421: Kit Carson and the Indians
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0803266421 ISBN 13: 9780803266421
Publisher: Bison Books, 2005

Synopsis

Often portrayed by past historians as the greatest guide and Indian fighter in the West, Kit Carson (1809–68) has become in recent years a historical pariah―a brutal murderer who betrayed the Navajos, an unwitting dupe of American expansion, and a racist. Many historians now question both his reputation and his place in the pantheon of American heroes. In Kit Carson and the Indians, Tom Dunlay urges us to reconsider Carson yet again. To Dunlay, Carson was simply a man of the nineteenth century whose racial views and actions were much like those of his contemporaries.

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About the Author

Tom Dunlay (1944–2003) was a freelance writer and historian. He is the author of Wolves for the Blue Soldiers: Indian Scouts and Auxiliaries with the United States Army, 1860–90 (Nebraska 1982).

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Publisher
Bison Books
Publication date
2005
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0803266421
ISBN 13 
9780803266421
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
528

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