Kit Carson (1809-1868) has long held a prominent place in the
popular imagination of the American West. However, little is known
about his family life thanks largely to Carson's own guardianship
of his privacy. After almost four decades devoted to researching
Kit Carson's personal life, Marc Simmons provides information here
to further our understanding of Carson. Viewing Kit Carson's career
as a husband and father sheds new light on the life choices he
made. The changing economy of the 1840s made it increasingly
difficult for a trapper and scout to support a growing family.
Carson's years as an Indian agent in the 1850s provided him
stability although he was never able to spend as much time with his
family as any of them would have liked and he was never able to
bring in a comfortable income. The Kit Carson Simmons portrays
offers a welcome change from recent politicized interpretations of
Carson's actions.
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