Kit Carson's Autobiography
Kit Carson and Milo Quaife (Ed)
Language: English
Published by University of Nebraska Press, NE, 1966
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University of Nebraska Press, NE. The autobiography of the famous frontier army officer. Carson spent most of the 1830s and 1840s operating on the plains. He was also a fur trapper, guide and Indian Agent. Originally published in 1935. Very good copy of the soft bound book. The previous owners name is embossed on the first page. 192 pages.
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- Title
- Kit Carson's Autobiography
- Author
- Kit Carson and Milo Quaife (Ed)
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press, NE
- Publication year
- 1966
- Condition
- Very Good
- Binding
- Soft cover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0803250312
- ISBN 13
- 9780803250314
"Notice is hereby given to all persons, that Christopher Carson, a boy about 16 years old, small of his age, but thick-set; light hair, ran away from the subscriber, living in Franklin, Howard County, Missouri, to whom he had been bound to learn the saddler's trade. . . . One cent reward will be given to any person who will bring back the said boy.''
This notice appeared in the Missouri Intelligencer of October 6, 1826, at about the same time that Kit Carson, in the humble role of "cavvy boy" in Bent's Santa Fé caravan, embarked upon his notable career. Thirty years later, a postgraduate of the University of the Wilderness, and for a decade past a national hero, he was persuaded to dictate to a literate friend his own story of his life to date.
The account―as modest and undemonstrative as Carson's feats were remarkable―covers his life as a trapper, Indian fighter, guide, and buffalo hunter up to the fall of 1856. Among the high spots during these years were his trapping expedition to California with Ewing Young (1829–1831), his celebrated duel with Shunar at the Green River rendezvous of 1837, the three expeditions with John C. Frémont (1842, 1843–1844, 1845), his exploits in the Mexican War (l846–1848), and his service as an Indian agent.
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About the Author
Authoritatively edited by Milo M. Quaife, Kit Carson’s Autobiography is an essential addition to the library of every lover of Western Americana.
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