TV American Experience - Season 20 Episode 8 : Kit Carson American Experience - Season 20 Episode 8 : Kit Carson 6.6/10 by 43 users 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 not only famous, but also sought after. Eventually, by helping to spur a migration that would change the West forever, he unwittingly became an agent in the destruction of the life he loved. Details Casts Posters Images Title American Experience - Season 20 Episode 8 : Kit Carson Alternative Titles The American Experience First Air Date 1988-10-04 Last Air Date 2026-01-06 Number of Episodes 400 Number of Seasons 38 Genres Documentary, Networks PBS, Casts Plot Keywords , Episodes List American Experience Season 20 :Episode 1 Oswald's Ghost Oswald's Ghost 2008-01-14 TV's most-watched history series brings to life the compelling stories from our past that inform our understanding of the world today. American Experience Season 20 :Episode 2 The Lobotomist The Lobotomist 2008-01-21 TV's most-watched history series brings to life the compelling stories from our past that inform our understanding of the world today. American Experience Season 20 :Episode 3 Eyes on the Prize (7 & 8): The Time Has Come/Two Societies Eyes on the Prize (7 & 8): The Time Has Come/Two Societies 2008-02-03 TV's most-watched history series brings to life the compelling stories from our past that inform our understanding of the world today. American Experience Season 20 :Episode 4 Grand Central Grand Central 2008-02-04 TV's most-watched history series brings to life the compelling stories from our past that inform our understanding of the world today. American Experience Season 20 :Episode 5 Eyes on the Prize (9 & 10): Power!/The Promised Land Eyes on the Prize (9 & 10): Power!/The Promised Land 2008-02-10 TV's most-watched history series brings to life the compelling stories from our past that inform our understanding of the world today. American Experience Season 20 :Episode 6 Eyes on the Prize (11 & 12): Ain't Gonna' Shuffle No More/A Nation of Law? Eyes on the Prize (11 & 12): Ain't Gonna' Shuffle No More/A Nation of Law? 2008-02-17 TV's most-watched history series brings to life the compelling stories from our past that inform our understanding of the world today. American Experience Season 20 :Episode 7 Eyes on the Prize (13 & 14): The Keys to the Kingdom/Back to the Movement Eyes on the Prize (13 & 14): The Keys to the Kingdom/Back to the Movement 2008-02-24 TV's most-watched history series brings to life the compelling stories from our past that inform our understanding of the world today. American Experience Season 20 :Episode 8 Kit Carson Kit Carson 2008-02-18 TV's most-watched history series brings to life the compelling stories from our past that inform our understanding of the world today. American Experience Season 20 :Episode 9 Buffalo Bill Buffalo Bill 2008-02-25 TV's most-watched history series brings to life the compelling stories from our past that inform our understanding of the world today. American Experience Season 20 :Episode 10 Minik: The Lost Eskimo Minik: The Lost Eskimo 2009-03-31 TV's most-watched history series brings to life the compelling stories from our past that inform our understanding of the world today. American Experience Season 20 :Episode 11 Walt Whitman Walt Whitman 2008-04-14 TV's most-watched history series brings to life the compelling stories from our past that inform our understanding of the world today. American Experience Season 20 :Episode 12 Roberto Clemente Roberto Clemente 2008-04-21 TV's most-watched history series brings to life the compelling stories from our past that inform our understanding of the world today. American Experience Season 20 :Episode 13 George H.W. Bush (1) George H.W. Bush (1) 2008-05-05 TV's most-watched history series brings to life the compelling stories from our past that inform our understanding of the world today. American Experience Season 20 :Episode 14 George H.W. Bush (2) George H.W. Bush (2) 2008-05-06 TV's most-watched history series brings to life the compelling stories from our past that inform our understanding of the world today.