Author Description

"This biographical novel about Kit Carson-frontiersman, fur trapper, Army scout and later military officer, and trusted friend of the Indian nations-focuses primarily on the years between 1831 and 1848 when Carson was one of the foremost trappers of beaver in the pristine wilderness. The Indian nations, also engaged in fur trade, regarded white men as little more than poachers in their domains, and fiercely defended their territories. It was while he was a trapper that Carson met and fell in love with Singing Grass, an Arapaho woman whom he would marry and have a daughter with. And after the death of Singing Grass, his encounter and romance with Josefa Jamarillo introduced him to the society of the Spanish and Mexican Southwest."--BOOK COVER