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Frontier Fighters! Frontier Fighters! Dramatically treading the wilderness paths of that deathless band of inspired pioneers who gave America an empire. One of the most noted of all frontiersmen was Christopher Carson. Kit Carson. Wise of counsel, strong of arm, brave of heart, and gentle of nature. September 1826. Franklin, Missouri on the Western Frontier. Beyond it lay the great plains of the savage redskin and the shaggy buffalo. A mysterious and uninhabited wilderness o…

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In the episode Kit Carson from Frontier Fighters, we meet a young Kit Carson, who is stuck in a harness-making apprenticeship in Franklin, Missouri, in September 1826. Despite his age, Kit dreams of adventure and yearns to explore the vast wilderness that lies beyond his mundane life. When he learns of a caravan heading to Santa Fe, he seizes the chance to escape his routine and join the brave pioneers venturing into the unknown.

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Frontier Fighters, Episode 5

Kit Carson

Tuesday, January 29, 1935 · 15:03

Frontier Fighters, Episode 5

Kit Carson

Tuesday, January 29, 1935 · 15:03

Summary

In this episode of Frontier Fighters, young Kit Carson dreams of adventure beyond his harness-making apprenticeship. He embarks on a perilous journey to Santa Fe, facing marauding Indians and the challenges of the untamed wilderness.

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