Kit Carson A Portrait in Courage

Author/creator Estergreen, N. Morgan Author
Other author Hewett, Edgar L. Introduction by
Format Electronic
Publication InfoNorman : University of Oklahoma Press
Description320 p. ill 08.250 x 05.500 in.
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Summary Annotation Much has been written about Kit Carson, some of it truth, a great deal of it fiction. Trader, interpreter, teamster, scout, trapper, guide, express rider, Indian agent, brevet brigadier general, Indian fighter-Kit Carson was all of these things and more. ." (Estergreen) has succeeded in making the historical Kit Carson more fascinating than the hazily glamorous hero of many little boys' dreams."-Dallas Morning News "The author knows the subject . a fresh, vital study of one of the legends of the West."-Hollywood Reporter ." a very good biography ."-The Westerners Brand Book ." tightly documented and we historians hope it will end forever the 'bloated fiction' written about Carson. The book is a very readable history of the times."-Taos
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LCCN 62011274
ISBN9780806116013
ISBN0806116013 (Trade Paper) On Demand
Standard identifier# 9780806116013
Stock number00027344

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