The Epic Story of Mountain Man Kit Carson: Agent of “Manifest Destiny
03/14/25 • 38 min
On this episode of Our American Stories, Kit Carson is one of the most complex characters in American history. The good and the bad that come with the great conquest of the American West are summed up in this one man’s unaccountable life. Our regular contributor Roger McGrath tells the story.
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On this episode of Our American Stories, Kit Carson is one of the most complex characters in American history. The good and the bad that come with the great conquest of the American West are summed up in this one man’s unaccountable life. Our regular contributor Roger McGrath tells the story.
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Our American Stories - The Epic Story of Mountain Man Kit Carson: Agent of “Manifest Destiny
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This is Lee Habib and this is our American Stories, the show where America is the star and the American people. Kit Carson is one of the most complex characters in American history.
Speaker 2The good and the bad.
Speaker 1That came with the great Conquest of the American West were summed up in this one man's unimaginable life. Here to tell the story of Kit C
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