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OVERLAND WITH KIT CARSON
A NARRATIVE OF THE OLD SPANISH TRAIL IN '48 |
| By: |
George Douglas Brewerton, Marc Simmons |
| Format: |
Paperback |
| List price:
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£12.99 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0803261136 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780803261136 |
| Publisher: |
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA PRESS |
| Pub. date: |
1 January, 1993 |
| Pages: |
301 |
| Description: |
Gold had just been discovered in California at the close of the Mexican War when Kit Carson started east from Los Angeles with Dispatches. This book gives an account of the encounters with Indians and white adventurers and the hardships that accompanied anyone who undertook such a long journey in a sparsely populated country. |
| Synopsis: |
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. |
| Illustrations: |
Illus., map |
| Publication: |
US |
| Imprint: |
University of Nebraska Press |
| Returns: |
Returnable |
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