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Title
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Kit Carson
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Description
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Biographical chapter about Christopher Houston Carson, or Kit Carson (1809-1868), a famous mountain man of the West. He was a native of Kentucky raised in Howard County, Missouri and became a saddle maker in Franklin, Missouri before moving to Independence, Missouri for a wagon train to New Mexico in 1826. There he became a fur trapper, trader, and guide associated with the most prominent explorers of the West and Southwest. He lived often in Taos, New Mexico and later became an Indian agent.
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Date
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1997
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Object Type
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Book