Overland with Kit Carson: A Narrative of the Old Spanish Trail in '48 - Paperback
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Availability:In StockContributor:George Douglas Brewerton, Marc SimmonsTheme:Chronological Period/19th Century, Cultural Region/Southwest U.S., Cultural Region/Western U.S.Publish date:9/1/1993Pages:301
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Bison BooksISBN-13:9780803261136ISBN-10:0803261136UPC:9780803261136Book Category:HistoryBook Subcategory:United StatesBook Topic:19th CenturySize:7.95 x 5.32 x 0.77 inchesWeight:0.354Product ID:SC1M0FMC9A
Gold had just been discovered in California at the close of the Mexican War when Kit Carson started east from Los Angeles with Dispatches. Going with him was Lieutenant George Douglas Brewerton, who describes their journey over the Old Spanish Trail. It was a torturous route across deserts and mountains requiring the kind of expert survival skills that made Kit Carson famous. The scout, who was carrying the news that would begin the rush for gold, went as far as Taos, where he was reunited with his wife. From there Brewerton joined a wagon train that labored over the Santa Fe Trail to Independence, Missouri. Overland with Kit Carson is a colorful and authentic account of encounters with Indians and white adventurers and of the hazards and hardships that accompanied anyone who undertook such a long journey in a sparsely populated country.
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Bison BooksISBN-13:9780803261136ISBN-10:0803261136UPC:9780803261136Book Category:HistoryBook Subcategory:United StatesBook Topic:19th CenturySize:7.95 x 5.32 x 0.77 inchesWeight:0.354Product ID:SC1M0FMC9A
The new introduction is by Marc Simmons, a professional historian, editor, translator, and the author of Witchcraft in the Southwest: Spanish and Indian Supernaturalism on the Rio Grande (Bison Book, 1980).
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