KIT CARSON Ep. 1 | “Mountain Man”

Legends of the Old West

Black Barrel Media

Arts, History, Documentary, Society & Culture

4.8 • 3.4K Ratings

🗓️ 17 May 2023

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Christopher “Kit” Carson is born in Kentucky, grows up in Missouri, and then heads west in search of adventure. He becomes a Mountain Man in the early years of exploration of the West. He marries and begins a family, and then has a fateful meeting with the man who will change his life in more ways than one: John C. Fremont. Join Black Barrel+ for ad-free episodes and bingeable seasons: blackbarrel.supportingcast.fm/join Apple users join Noiser+ for ad-free episodes and bingeable seasons. Click the Noiser+ banner on Apple or go to noiser.com/subscriptions to get started with a 7-day free trial. For more details, visit our website www.blackbarrelmedia.com and check out our social media pages. We’re @OldWestPodcast on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. On YouTube, subscribe to LEGENDS+ for ad-free episodes and bingeable seasons: hit “Join” on the Legends YouTube homepage. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Fever tree Mediterranean tonic water
0:02.9	Pfft!
0:03.9	Made with zesty lemon time from a small family farm in Provoz
0:08.7	and essential oils from herbs that grow in the Mediterranean sunshine.
0:13.5	So, if three quarters of your G&T is a Fever tree tonic,
0:18.8	maybe it's time to call it a T&G.
0:22.4	Fever tree. Mix with the best.
0:26.9	Oh, that takes me straight to the med.
0:29.9	I race for life for my mum, who was diagnosed with bowel cancer.
0:33.9	I race for life for my best friend, who we lost to too.
0:37.9	I race for life for my dad, who's living with prostate cancer.
0:41.9	I race for life for everyone who's in cancer.
0:46.9	Who are you, Raceful?
0:48.9	Sign up to your local event at raceforlife.org
0:53.9	And together, we will be cancer.
0:56.9	In partnership with Headline Sponsor's Standard Life.
1:14.9	There are a handful of people from the Old West who can truly be called legends.
1:19.9	They became household names, and their exploits were central to the story of the American West.
1:24.9	Their adventures were chronicled in newspapers, magazines, and dime novels during their lifetimes.
1:30.9	In more recent times, they're the subjects of movies and TV shows.
1:35.9	Some were outlaws, some were lawmen, some were showmen, and some were trailblazers.
1:41.9	Christopher, Kit Carson, fit into that last category.
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