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Carson, Kit (Christopher)
The Oxford Companion to American Literature
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Carson, Kit (Christopher) (1809–68), frontiersman and guide, was born in Kentucky, grew up on the Missouri frontier, and in 1826 went to New Mexico, making his home at Taos and becoming a guide on the Santa Fe Trail. He accompanied one of the first overland expeditions to California (1829–31), and took part in many trapping and trading trips, especially in the employ of Thomas Fitzpatrick. Famous as one of the ablest “mountain men,” Carson in 1842 became the guide of Frémont's Western expeditions, and he was prominent in the taking of California during the Mexican War. He served as a U.S. agent in the Southwest (1853–60), and during the Civil War organized a regiment of New Mexico volunteers, leading them against various Indian forces and rising to the rank of brigadier‐general. He was the subject of many frontier legends, and figures in Willa Cather's
Death Comes for the Archbishop, Harvey Ferguson's
Wolf Song, and several works by Stanley Vestal.
Kit Carson's Own Story of His Life was published in 1926.
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The riddle of Kit Carson.(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: Sunset; 1/1/2001; ; 700+ words
; * TAOS, NEW MEXICO--Kit Carson Street mixes the crumbling with the...national consciousness. As it has, Kit Carson has gone from symbolizing the best...American character to the worst. To Carson's defenders, this is unfair...
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 "Pueblo Chieftain (Pueblo, Colorado)")
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Kit Carson granddaughter dies in Wisconsin at age 84.
Newspaper article from: Pueblo Chieftain (Pueblo, Colorado); 7/7/2006; 700+ words
; ...granddaughter of the famous American frontiersman Kit Carson died Monday. Anna (Carson) Lange, 84, a former La Junta resident who...her parents, her husband; three brothers: Kit E. Carson, William L. Carson, Jess Carson; and her...
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Kit Carson captures 1A Region B crown: McClave also earns berth at state meet.
Newspaper article from: Pueblo Chieftain (Pueblo, Colorado); 11/4/2006; 700+ words
; ...JUNTA - Nothing came easy for the Kit Carson High School girls' volleyball team...Friday at La Junta High School: Kit Carson def. Manzanola 25-9, 25-18...Springfield 25-23, 25-15, 25-23 Kit Carson def. McClave 25-21, 18-25...
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 "The Santa Fe New Mexican (Santa Fe, NM)")
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KIT CARSON BETTER LOVED IN LIFE.(Local News)
Newspaper article from: The Santa Fe New Mexican (Santa Fe, NM); 2/7/2009; 700+ words
; ...After Billy the Kid, Kit Carson remains the best...that episode that Kit has falsely been accused...scarcely mention Gen. Carson's part in the military...ago and referred to Kit as having the same...up with a piece on Carson. But upon sober reflection...
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KIT CARSON AND HIS THREE WIVES: A Family History
Magazine article from: Montana; The Magazine of Western History; 7/1/2004; ; 700+ words
; KIT CARSON AND HIS THREE WIVES A Family...I doubt that the name Kit Carson is as well known to today...have been well founded, for Carson converted to Catholicism just...that had to be cleared before Kit could marry Josefa Jaramillo...
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Fort Carson officials lobby to name park after Kit Carson
Newspaper article from: The Gazette; 6/17/2000; ; 666 words
; Fort Carson officials want the new state park that...post's front gate to be named after Kit Carson. The 1,600-acre park west of Colorado...buried in Taos. "Rather than labeling Kit Carson as an enemy of the American Indian, one...
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Kit Carson stars in colorful tale Truth, fiction paint brilliant canvas in one tiny community on the Colorado prairie
Newspaper article from: The Gazette; 5/22/2005; ; 700+ words
; KIT CARSON - If you drive through this tiny eastern...in Colorado." But Carsonville, like Kit Carson, is a small town, steeped in tradition...College. They got married and moved to Kit Carson, where they are raising their three young...
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 "Taos News (Taos, NM)")
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CONFLICTED LEGACY; THE MASONS OF BENT LODGE ; CELEBRATE THE 200TH ANNIVERSARY OF KIT CARSON; COMMENTARY BY RICK ROMANCITO.(Tempo)
Newspaper article from: Taos News (Taos, NM); 9/3/2009; 700+ words
; ...frontier trailblazer Christopher "Kit" Carson had been friend to many Indians...have had to face in keeping the Kit Carson legacy alive and well. Despite...admirable accomplishments credited to Carson -- blazing trails across an uncharted...
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Kit Carson dominates en route to 1A title: Wildcats end 25-0 season by avenging loss in last year's state title game.
Newspaper article from: Pueblo Chieftain (Pueblo, Colorado); 3/11/2007; 700+ words
; ...they obliterated it. Kit Carson High School's boys basketball...out of my mind," Kit Carson senior Stetson Mitchell...amazing." ------ Kit Carson 58, Hi-Plains...Rueb. Fouls: 13. Kit Carson-Dechant 10 3-5 23...
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KIT CARSON, TAOSNET MULL JOINT VENTURE.(News)
Newspaper article from: Taos News (Taos, NM); 11/20/2008; 700+ words
; ...Taos News Both TaosNet and Kit Carson Telecom would like to get...service. Nonprofit Kit Carson would bring rights-of...or line-of-sight. Kit Carson opened its propane...Both TaosNet and Kit Carson primarily use the line...
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Carson, Kit
Encyclopedia entry from: U*X*L Encyclopedia of World Biography
Kit Carson Born: December 24, 1809 Madison County, Kentucky Died: May...published reports on his expeditions soon became famous, as did Kit Carson. Although many of Carson's adventures would become wildly exaggerated, no one could...
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Kit Carson
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Kit Carson (Christopher Houston Carson), 1809-68, American frontiersman...Peters, The Life and Adventures of Kit Carson, the Nestor of the Rocky Mountains...repr. 1967); E. L. Sabin, Kit Carson Days (rev. ed. 1935); H. L...
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Carson, Kit (Christopher)
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to American Literature
Carson, Kit (Christopher) (1809–68...ablest “mountain men,” Carson in 1842 became the guide of Fré...and several works by Stanley Vestal. Kit Carson's Own Story of His Life was published...
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Christopher Carson
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
Christopher Carson Christopher Carson (1809-1868), commonly called Kit Carson, was an American hunter, Indian agent...when he could not find Drips he hired Carson. From June until September, Kit guided Fr é mont's party...
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Carson City: History
Encyclopedia entry from: Cities of the United States
...he had the present-day site of Carson City surveyed. He promoted Eagle...in honor of legendary mountain man Kit Carson, whose name was also borne by a...discovered mere miles from the site of Carson City, setting off a rush to the...
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