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Further Reading
American Experience: The American West
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/west/
Find dozens of stories from American Experience about the American West. See a map of the changing frontier, and find out which Wild West character is most like you!
New Perspectives on the West
http://www.pbs.org/weta/thewest/
Visit the companion Web site for another PBS documentary series, The West. You'll find biographies of key people, interactive maps, materials for teachers, and more.
Fort Stanton: Letter to Colonel Carson
http://fortstanton.com/headquarters_department_of_new_m.htm
Read the U.S. Army orders directing Kit Carson to launch military expeditions against the Mescalero Apaches in 1862.
Utah History to Go: The Navajos of Utah
http://historytogo.utah.gov/people/ethnic_cultures/the_history_of_utahs_american_indians/chapter7.html
Find a brief history of the Navajo people beginning with oral traditions continuing through to contemporary issues.
The Long Walk
http://reta.nmsu.edu/modules/longwalk/default.htm
This interactive lesson provides information on the Navajo Long Walk with photographs, maps, documents, and activities for the classroom.
Carter, Harvey Lewis. Dear Old Kit: The Historical Kit Carson. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1968.
Carter, Harvey L. and Thelma S. Guild. Kit Carson: A Pattern for Heroes. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 1984.
Denton, Sally. Passion and Principle. New York: Bloomsbury, 2007.
Dunlay, Thomas W. Kit Carson and the Indians. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 2000.
Estergreen, M. Morgan. Kit Carson: A Portrait in Courage. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1962.
Roberts, David. A Newer World. New York: Simon & Schuster, 2000.
Sides, Hampton. Blood and Thunder: An Epic of the American West. New York: Doubleday, 2006.
Simmons, Marc. Kit Carson and His Three Wives. Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, 2003.
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