Kit Carson - A Pattern for Heroes

Kit Carson was shown on the cover of an old dime novel slaying six Indians with one hand while protecting a fair maiden with the other. Stories about him, mainly apocryphal, circulated well before his death in 1868 and have been handed down in a multitude of biographies. Now Harvey L. Carter joins with Thelma S. Guild to present the fullest, most authoritative biography of Kit Carson ever written. Carefully separating myth from fact, the authors draw on a wide variety of sources, published and unpublished, including private letters. Their scrupulous restoration of Kit Carson in his geographical and historical setting proves that scholarship can have entertaining results: "Kit Carson: A Pattern for Heroes" is a cracking good adventure story.

Summary

Kit Carson was shown on the cover of an old dime novel slaying six Indians with one hand while protecting a fair maiden with the other. Stories about him, mainly apocryphal, circulated well before his death in 1868 and have been handed down in a multitude of biographies. This title presents a biography of Kit Carson.

Product details

• Authors: Harvey L Carter, Harvey L. Carter, Thelma S Guild, Thelma S. Guild
• Publisher: Nebraska
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.01.1988
• EAN: 9780803270275
• ISBN: 978-0-8032-7027-5
• No. of pages: 383
• Dimensions: 135 mm x 215 mm x 21 mm
• Weight: 435 g
• Series: Bison Book S; Bison Book S
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; 19. Jahrhundert (1800 bis 1899 n. Chr.), Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika, USA, Amerikanische Geschichte, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / General, Biography / Autobiography, HISTORY / United States / 19th Century