Overland with Kit Carson: A Narrative of the Old Spanish Trail in '48

by George Douglas Brewerton

Book Overview

Gold had just been discovered in California at the close of the Mexican War when Kit Carson started east from Los Angeles with Dispatches. Going with him was Lieutenant George Douglas Brewerton, who describes their journey over the Old Spanish Trail. It was a torturous route across deserts and mountains requiring the kind of expert survival skills that made Kit Carson famous. The scout, who was carrying the news that would begin the rush for gold,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0803261136
• ISBN13: 9780803261136
• Release Date: September 1993
• Publisher: Bison Books
• Length: 301 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.3" x 8.0"