{"product_id":"the-life-of-kit-carson-9780803269354","title":"The Life of Kit Carson","description":"\u003cp\u003eKit Carson, the quintessential frontiersman, is remembered as a larger-than-life mountain man, explorer, trapper, guide, soldier, Indian agent, officer, hunter, and rancher. In \u003ci\u003eThe Life of Kit Carson\u003c\/i\u003e, Alan E. Grey invites young readers to join Kit as he strikes out on his own at the age of sixteen to find adventure along the beaver streams; ride with him and John Fremont as they explore the untamed West, taking cover as Kit trades gunfire in the Mexican-American War; and witness his encounters with Indians in the Navajo and Southern Plains campaigns. Composed of stories discovered through years of research, this book is an exciting and easy-to-read, action-packed tale. Young readers and adults alike will find both education and entertainment in this masterfully presented life story.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAlan E. Grey has graduate degrees in chemistry and has worked as a chemist for most of his adult life. Since retirement, he has followed his lifelong interest in western history. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Life of Chief Joseph \u003c\/i\u003e(available in a Bison Books edition).\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bison Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50461172039954,"sku":"9780803269354","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_4f0d479e-f2f9-4ad1-9cc1-1763eaed8746.jpg?v=1730058756","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-life-of-kit-carson-9780803269354","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}