The Life of Kit Carson [Paperback]

Edward S. Ellis (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 2003

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--This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Editorial Reviews

Review

The following tribute to the matchless scout, hunter and guide is from the Salt Lake Tribune: He wrote his own biography and left it where the edition will never grow dim. The alphabet he used was made of the rivers, the plains, the forests, and the eternal heights. He started in his youth with his face to the West; started toward where no trails had been blazed, where there was naught to meet him but the wilderness, the wild beast, and the still more savage man. He made his lonely camps by the rivers, and now it is a fiction with those who sleep on the same grounds that the waters in their flow murmur the great pathfinder's name. He followed the water courses to their sources, and guided by them, learned where the mountains bent their crests to make possible highways for the feet of men. He climbed the mountains and "disputed with the eagles of the crags" for points of observation; he met the wild beast and subdued him; he met the savage of the plains and of the hills, and, in his own person, gave him notice of his sovereignty in skill, in cunning and in courage. To the red man he was the voice of fate. In him they saw a materialized foreboding of their destiny. To them he was a voice crying the coming of a race against which they could not prevail; before which they were to be swept away.
--This text refers to the Kindle Edition edition.

From the Back Cover

Kit Carson is one of Americas true heroes. Born in 1809, he became the most famous hunter, scout, and guide ever known in America. More than that, he was a man of character, as we learn in this tribute to Kit Carson by General J. F. Rusling, written expressly for this biography: "What impressed one most about his face was its rare kindliness and charitythat here, at last, was a natural gentleman, simple as a child, but brave as a lion. He soon took our hearts by storm, and the more we saw of him the more we became impressed with his true manliness and worth."

Not only a biography, this book is an excellent educational tool for teaching American history and geography, not to mention virtue.

Edward Elliss research includes original sources along with material exclusively commissioned for this book. The Life of Kit Carson is a story of the expansion and exploration of Americas West. Hardship was a way of life. Can you imagine travelling barefoot over the California terrain in a desperate effort to save American troops from Mexicans? Kit Carson and a compatriot did it.

But there was triumph too as the writings of Carsons friend Lt. John C. Fremont illustrate. A group of explorers had climbed the highest peak in the Rockies and Lt. Fremont describes the scene: "Having now made what observation our means afforded we proceeded to descendWe had climbed the loftiest peak of the Rocky Mountains and looked down upon the snow a thousand feet below, and, standing where human foot had never stood before, felt the exultation of first explorers."

Yes, this is the kind of history and geography lesson your children will love.

Valuable Bonus for Homeschoolers--Includes a Build-Your-Vocabulary Glossary of some 449 words. Each word is cross-referenced with its page number so children can easily go back and see how it is used in the story. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 176 pages
• Publisher: IndyPublish.com (July 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1404388095
• ISBN-13: 978-1404388093
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• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #10,661,690 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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