Kit Carson Days 1809 1868

Volume 1 of Kit Carson Days shows Carson running away from his Missouri home at age fifteen in 1826. He joins a caravan headed toward Santa Fe and in the coming years shuttles between poverty and prosperity as a wrangler, teamster, and trapper. He lives all over the unplotted West, helping to open trails, harvesting fur, befriending mountain men, and fighting and trading with Indians. Carson’s reputation grows after John C. Frémont engages him as guide in 1842. He proves indispensable to the Pathfinder in three expeditions and plays a part in the Bear Flag Rebellion. The first volume is an encyclopedia of activity in the West during the first part of the nineteenth century, bringing into play such figures as Ewing Young, William Ashley, Jim Bridger, Jedediah Smith, Thomas Fitzpatrick, Hugh Glass, John Colter, William Sublette, Marcus and Narcissa Whitman, William Bent, Stephen Kearny, President James K. Polk, John Sutter, and Nathaniel Wyeth. This revised edition includes vivid chapters on the mountain man, his character, habits, clothing, and equipment. Volume 2 begins with Carson carrying the news of the conquest of California across the country to Washington, D.C., stopping en route to see his wife in Taos, New Mexico. The older Carson consolidates his fame as a courier, scout, soldier, and Indian agent. Americans, avid for newfound gold, turn to him as an authority on trail lore, and the government recognizes his usefulness in dealing with “the Indian problem.” Carson is seen against the larger background of incessant warfare in the Southwest after midcentury. He fights the Kiowas at Adobe Walls, chases the Apaches, and forces the Navajos into the Bosque Redondo. He fights in the Civil War and retires at fifty-eight—but dies two years later in 1868.

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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1914 edition. Excerpt: ... luck and return in health and safety, is the earnest wish of your sincere friend, James H. Carleton, Brigadier General, Commanding. Colonel Chr1stopher Carson, Fort Union, N. M. Official: Erastus W. Wood, Captain 1st Vet. Inf. C. V., A. A. A. General. V The Navajo Campa1gn: Kit Carson Reports, Reports of Captain Pfeiffer and Captain Carey, Report of General Carleton. HEADQUARTERS, NAVAJO EXPEDITION, Camp At Pueblo Colorado, N. M., July 24, 1863. To the A. A. Adjutant General, Hdqrs. Dept. of N. M., Santa Fe, N. M. S1r: I have the honor to report that in obedience to General Orders No. 15, current series, Hdqrs. Dept. of N. M., I left camp near Los Lunas, N. M., July 7, 1863, en route to Pueblo Colorado, N. M., with Companies " D," " K," " L" and " M," 1st Cav. N. M. Vol., the only companies of the expedition which had arrived at the place of rendezvous up to that time. I arrived at Fort Wingate on the 10th inst., where I remained three days, receiving supplies and some necessary articles of outfit for my command. Having ascertained that there were two trains with supplies for my command shortly to arrive at this post, I directed that Companies "B" and "C," 1st N. M. Vol., should remain at the post until their arrival, to escort them to the Depot. They have not yet joined. Left Fort Wingate on the 14th and arrived at Ojo del Oso on the night of the 16th. Owing to a scarcity of water on the route my animals suffered a good deal, and many of the mules were completely broken down and unable to travel; I therefore concluded to give them a rest, and remained in camp on the 17th, 18th and until 2 o'clock p. m. on the 19th inst. There were two small fields of wheat near the camp, which I had fed to the animals on the 17th. I found some wheat at...

An easy-to-read biography of Kit Carson, who ran away from home at the age of fifteen to begin a career as a hunter, explorer, and mountain man.

Describes the life of Kit Carson, discusses his activities as a guide in the West, and examines his role in the wars against the Indians