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American Experience•Season 20•Episode 8

Kit Carson

7.4/10 · 27 votesFeb 18, 200855 min

Ranked #7 of 14 in Season 20•+0.2 vs season avg

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An illiterate mountain man, Kit Carson was fluent in Spanish and five Indian languages; he twice married Native American women, yet led a brutal war against the Navajo. When the West was a mystery to most Americans, Carson mastered it, and his expertise made him

Directed byStephen Ives

Written byMichelle Ferrari

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E1 6.6

Oswald's Ghost

E2 7.7

The Lobotomist

E3 7.5

Eyes on the Prize (7 & 8): The Time Has Come/Two Societies

E4 7.4

Grand Central

E5 7.4

Eyes on the Prize (9 & 10): Power!/The Promised Land

E6 7.5

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E7 7.0

Eyes on the Prize (13 & 14): The Keys to the Kingdom/Back to the Movement

E8 7.4Now viewing

Kit Carson

E9 6.9

Buffalo Bill

E10 6.3

Minik: The Lost Eskimo

Walt Whitman

Roberto Clemente

George H.W. Bush (1)

George H.W. Bush (2)

Crew4

Michelle Ferrari

Writer

George O'Donnell

Editor

Stephen Ives

Director

Amanda Pollak

Producer

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Episode Summary

"Kit Carson" is episode 8 of American Experience season 20. It scored 7.4/10 from 27 votes, ranking #7 of 14 episodes this season (season average 7.2). Directed by Stephen Ives and written by Michelle Ferrari, it aired on February 18, 2008.

Next: E9 · Buffalo Bill Best of Season 20