Autobiography : [Taos, N.M.], 1856.

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Autobiography : [Taos, N.M.], 1856.

Kit Carson, handicapped by illiteracy, dictated his brief autobiography to John Mostin in 1856.

1 v. (50 leaves) ; 31 cm.

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Newberry Library

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