Kit Carson by David Remley

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Strikes a balance between prevailing notions about this quintessential western figure. Whereas the dime novelists exploited Carson's popular reputation, Remley reveals that the real man was dependable, ethical, and - for his day - relatively open-minded.

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Kit Carson by David Remley

Strikes a balance between prevailing notions about this quintessential western figure. Whereas the dime novelists exploited Carson's popular reputation, Remley reveals that the real man was dependable, ethical, and - for his day - relatively open-minded.
David Remley is the author of Crooked Road: The Story of the Alaska Highway; Adios Nuevo Mexico: The Santa Fe Journal of John Watts in 1859; and Bell Ranch: Cattle Ranching in the Southwest, 1824-1946.
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ISBN 13 9780806142739
ISBN 10 0806142731
Title Kit Carson
Author David Remley
Series The Oklahoma Western Biographies
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Binding Type Paperback
Publisher University of Oklahoma Press
Year published 2012-01-30
Number of pages 320
Prizes Winner of New Mexico Book Awards (Biography) 2011
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.