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Christopher Houston Carson (December 24, 1809 – May 23, 1868) was an American frontiersman. He was a fur trapper, wilderness guide, Indian agent and U.S. Army officer. He became a frontier legend in his own lifetime through biographies and news articles; exaggerated versions of his exploits were the subject of dime novels.
Apr 2, 2014 · Kit Carson was an American frontiersman, trapper, soldier and Indian agent who made important contributions to the westward expansion of the United States.
May 19, 2024 · Kit Carson, American frontiersman, trapper, soldier, and Indian agent who made an important contribution to the westward expansion of the United States. His career as an Indian fighter earned him both folk hero status and later condemnation.
Kit Carson (1809–1868) was a frontiersman, western guide, and trapper. He first gained fame as a distinguished guide for explorers in the western frontier, when America had a love affair with the untamed land west of the Mississippi River.
Feb 2, 2023 · According to Sides, the afternoon of May 23, 1868, Kit Carson ate a buffalo steak, drank a pot of coffee, smoked his pipe, and then the aneurysm ruptured at last. His last words were to his attending physician: "Doctor, compadre, adios!
May 8, 2019 · The explorations of frontiersman, U.S. Army officer, trapper, and Indian agent Kit Carson were instrumental in America's westward expansion.
Jun 12, 2006 · Kit Carson’s most glorious moment came in late November 1864, in Texas, when he led some 325 soldiers and 75 Ute scouts against at least 1,500 Apaches, Comanches, Kiowas and Arapahos in the Battle of Adobe Walls.
