Mountain Man to Explorer: Kit Carson & the Pathfinder
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 10 ก.พ. 2025
- Kit Carson ventured west as a teenager, looking to escape the drudgery of civilization by becoming a Rocky Mountain fur trapper. And in the years to come, Kit would find all the excitement a youngster could hope for in the life of a mountain man. For over a decade, Carson would embark on a series of fur-trapping expeditions from New Mexico and Arizona up to present-day Montana and as far west as California. According to Carson, these were the happiest days in his life - there in the mountains, far from the habitations of civilized man, with no other food than that which he could procure with his rifle. Sadly, the good times never last forever. By the early 1840s, the beaver trade was played out, Carson’s Arapaho wife passed away, and he soon found himself in a brand new career as a guide for up-and-coming explorer John C. Fremont. This partnership would elevate both men to the status of living legends. What was life like for Kit Carson post-fur trade? Who exactly was John C. Fremont guy? Why’d they call him the Pathfinder? And how much of Fremont’s success stemmed from his association with Kit Carson? We’re going to discuss all this and more, including Fremont’s expeditions, Carson’s family life, and a couple of bloody massacres that have largely remained forgotten even to this day. #wildwest #history #western
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Kit is one of my favorite men of the early to mid 1800s west. Guy must've crab walked everywhere to accommodate his sack. Great job again.
When i lived in Taos years ago, i went to kit carsons house and gravesite. His wife is buried next to him. Sounds like quite a killer. 😢
Very excited about this series on Kit Carson. Thanks Josh!
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Omg thank you. I left a comment on one of your older videos asking "When are you going to do more Kit Carson?" Im writing and illustrating a comic that is set in the 1860's. Kit Carson has an Appearance in my comic. So I have been scrambling and scraping together all the Kit Carson info I can. Particularly his final campaign against the Comanche in 1864. When he had Fort Nichols built up there in Wheelless OK. I love doing research and creating things revolving around the old world. I really appreciate your work. Keep er' Goin'.
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Having lived in Toas, Carson was the perfect example of Western history vs myth. Celebrated by those who would've hated him, vilified by those who would've loved him.
Its Taos...not Toas
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Dunno if you noticed, but I mispronounced Fremonts name
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Carson was the true path finder
Very interesting video as always Josh. I have to say that I didn't know much about Kit Carson before you did podcast videos on him. Not sure how well known or how true this is but according to Emma Longabaugh the older sister of outlaw Harry Alonzo Longabaugh aka The Sundance Kid once said that Sundance loved reading the dime novels about Kit Carson and that was one of the reason that he headed west. He apparently idolized Kit Carson.
Lot of people did
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Ol kit he knew war. No one wants to fight on an empty stomach. Hope all is well josh family, job, Texas heat and such. I know u ant got it finished.l, but still wanting the black jack pod.
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Hell yea can’t tell ya how happy I am to see some good old kit carson videos. I know you mainly focus on the Wild West but I was interested to see if you may do a Davy Crocket or a Daniel Boone video given I’m from Tennessee so I must ask
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I do see where at times it is spelled Frémont, so I guess your pronunciation would be correct in that case. Sorry. Just sounds so weird after many years of following this guy to hear it said that way. 😊 Apologies
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Good one Josh,I really liked Kit but hadn't followed him in detail with Fremont.Put those 2 together,with Fremont s manifest destiny &it sure took a bad turn on alot of innocent natives.
There were natives who did deserve to go,but overall the history of Whites vs.natives was greatly weighted against the former,think Seminoles,Cherokee etc.
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Another great history dive n legendary Carson and new team player Fremont.. hadn't heard of him before.. thanks for sharing..
One reason you may not hear any of carson concerns or disappointments is, this thing may have been conveyed in private. I imagine kit being the guy keeping the guys alive, would cause chao is he openly have disagreements with the expedition leader(his name have been said so many time and i still cant recall).
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Hey amigo, Californian Desert Dog here, from out west, where did Kit steal back those horses? I usually hang out in the section of the Mojave near a place called Freemont Peak. This was a good video. Thank you again for your efforts to make these videos.
Now that I do not know, unfortunately.
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Wild thing to me, is that the Delaware were from around my parts, and I'm nowhere damn close to California. The politics and whatnot of this tribe vs that tribe and therefore joining with this European/North American power to further their ends... Damn. Massacres are a rough business.
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Hi Josh, always enjoy your shows. Hate to nitpic but, I grew up in Nevada. Kit Carson and J. C. Fremont are on every school and street sign. Fremont is pronounced Fre' mont. jus sayin'
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Free Mont
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Do you mean FREEmont?
Correction in most recent video
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Pronounced Free-mont !
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Carson's my least favorite historical western figure. His treatment of Natives is appalling
You might be surprised how it changed over time
Freemont not framont. Are you using AI now to narrate? Because that's an easy pronunciation.
Don't use AI
I will never watch you again if I hear a name like Freemont pronounced that way again. Only AI could fuck it up that badly.
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lol. Couple things, Brad.
First, no I do not use AI at any point.
Second, why would you possibly think I would care if you ever watch again?
Something tells me you’re new to the channel, anyway. Trust me, I butcher greater names than Fremont at least a dozen times per video.
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It's pronounced John c free-mont
Cool
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You are right about war. .. the innocent get caught in the middle