An army surgeon who knew Kit Carson in New Mexico wrote this life in the 1850s, while its subject was still alive, from facts Carson narrated himself. It follows him from runaway apprentice to beaver trapper in the Rocky Mountains, guide on Frémont’s expeditions and messenger through the Mexican War, with dedication to his first patron, Ceran St. Vrain.
An early, admiring frontier biography that helped make Carson an American legend. Download the free EPUB.