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Kit Carson And The Navajo

December 28, 2020, by JimC

Episode 4 of The Frontier Partisans Podcast is up. This episode covers Kit Carson’s career as a soldier, from the Mexican-American War and the conquest of California to the Civil War, where he helped confront a Confederate invasion of New Mexico, to his controversial role in the destruction of the Navajo in 1863-64.

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  1. Matthew says

    December 28, 2020 at 10:00 am

    A fascinating and extremely complex and bloody piece of history. Great podcast.

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    • JimC says

      December 28, 2020 at 10:05 am

      Thanks Matthew. Appreciate the support.

      Reply

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