American Experience: Kit Carson

To some, he was one of America's greatest heroes - a brave and loyal guide who laid out a path for the westward-moving nation, an Indian tracker, and a fearless warrior featured in dozens of bestselling novels. But to others, Christopher "Kit" Carson was a villain who waged a merciless crusade against one of the West's greatest Native American tribes. Kit Carson brings the legendary trapper, scout, and soldier to life and provides a lens on a pivotal but little-understood era in American history.