Mark's Travels

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  • Bent’s Old Fort

    Bent’s Old Fort

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    MARK CARRARA
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    Historical Context Throughout the long history of Europeans’ contact with native people, few interactions have gone well for the natives. It is essential to note those who bucked the trend and treated the indigenous people as equals. The Bent brothers, Charles and William, were two such people. Along with a partner Ceran St.Vrain, they built…