In this lesson, students learn about the life of Kit Carson, a famous frontiersman from the 1800s. They then sift through a series of statements about Kit Carson to untangle fact and myth. While ...

This edition of Caprock Chronicles is written by Chuck Lanehart. It is the first of three articles, written by him, on the history of Adobe Walls. The series is edited by Jack Becker a librarian at ...

Christopher “Kit” Carson has become a legend of the Old West, but most books focus on his exploits as a frontiersman, mountain man and trapper. “One event in his life, however, has received ...

MR. VESTAL’S book will be the final step in securing for Kit Carson permanent claim to the renown he has always had as the ‘Hero of the Prairies,’ the most romantic and heroic figure of the Old West.

In this family centered biography, independent scholar Simmons describes the lives of the three women who were married to frontiersman Kit Carson. They include Arapaho woman Waa-Nibe, who died three ...