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Beadle's New York Dime Library # 3, 1877 06/07.

When the White Family was attacked on the Santa Fe Trail near the Canadian River in northeastern New Mexico in 1850, Carson and a small military detachment rode to attempt a rescue. At the site of Mrs. White's abduction, they found a dime novel (probably being read by Mrs. White) about Kit Carson rescuing a woman from an Indian attack. Kit could not read the book because he was illiterate, but he understood that the written word had spread his fame far and wide.

Alcove Springs, KS

One of the first stops on the Oregon/California Trail, this site was also where the first death of the infamous Donner Party occurred- Sarah Keyes.

My fifth frontier historical novel, Bear Flag Revolt, has been acquired by Thorndike Press. A large print hardcover and/or softcover edition will be released in April 2025. This adventure story tells how Kit Carson and John Frémont stole California from Mexico. This first Bear Flag was destroyed during the great San Francisco earthquake in 1906. American settlers rebelled in 1845 when Mexican…