overwhelming the group becomes a national priority. >> carsons land in the settlement of missouri home of the dan you'll boon clan. >> his family was good friends with the boon family. they intermarried. these were back woods men. they were rough and ready folks who were in search of opportunity. >> for his first few years he is confined to time inside coopers fort, an armed camp. >> four years later his father dies in a land clearing fire. kit leaves school to apprentice at a saddle ry. >> he totally disliked making