And one man, an illiterate trapper, scout soldier, was there for it all, Kit Carson. Within the space of just three decades, monumental episodes of exploration, expedition, politics, and violence, including the mapping of the Oregon trail, the acquisition of California and the Mexican-American civil wars, forever changed the history of the United States and the shape of the American West. Read the Transcriptīrett McKay: Brett McKay here and welcome to another edition of the Art of Manliness podcast. Podcast SponsorsĬlick here to see a full list of our podcast sponsors. Listen ad-free on Stitcher Premium get a free month when you use code “manliness” at checkout. Subscribe to the podcast in the media player of your choice. Listen to this episode on a separate page. Listen to the Podcast! (And don’t forget to leave us a review!)
Hampton also unpacks Carson’s complex relationship with American Indians, and how he respected and adopted the ways of some tribes, but fought against others. Hampton shares how these expeditions turned Carson into a national celebrity and what this frontiersman thought of his fame.
Louis to California, over the Rocky and Sierra mountains, and all throughout the wild, rugged West. We discuss how Carson then parlayed those skills into becoming a scout on expeditions that took him from St. We explore how Carson joined the grizzled fraternity of mountain men in his youth, and the wide array of skills that helped him excel as a trapper. Today on the show, Hampton and I discuss how Kit Carson became a living legend through embellished accounts of his heroics, and yet undertook real-life exploits that were nearly as unbelievable as the tall tales told about him. In his book Blood and Thunder: The Epic Story of Kit Carson and the Conquest of the American West, author and historian Hampton Sides follows Carson as a through-line in this extraordinary period.
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