Carson, Kit

1. A skilled frontier trapper and guide of the nineteenth century, who helped open the territory of California to settlement from the United States. A general on the Union side in the Civil War , he moved a great number of Navajos by force in the 1860s; many died on the journey.

Example Sentences

It will be borne in mind that Kit Carson was still a youth, not having reached his majority.

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Meanwhile the Indians made it exceedingly lively for Kit Carson and his three companions.

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Not only was the dusky thief pushing his animals to the utmost, but Kit Carson knew he would give them little rest night or day.

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It was in such crises that Kit Carson displayed his marvelous resources and lightning-like perception of the best course to adopt.

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In the first place, it must be remembered that Kit Carson was a man of slight figure and was never noted for his strength.

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