Hampton Sides's extraordinary book brings the history of the American conquest of the West to ringing life. It is a tale with many heroes and villains, but at the centre of it all stands the remarkable figure of Kit Carson - the legendary trapper, scout and soldier. Carson was an illiterate mountain man who twice married Indian women and understood the tribes better than any other American alive; yet he was also a cold-blooded killer and an unquestioning patriot who willingly followed orders tantamount to massacre. BLOOD AND THUNDER is a chronicle of one of a pivotal era in American history: grand in scope, immediate in detail, impeccably researched and historically revelatory.
'Hampton Sides' outstanding narrative history has all the virtues: stirring set pieces, deft character studies, colourful descriptions of battles and of nature . . . a riveting tale where, for once, the word "epic" is not hyperbole'
Frank McLynn, Independent on Sunday
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- Authors:
- Sides, Hampton
- Country of Publication:
- United Kingdom
- Format:
- Paperback
- ISBN:
- 9780349120317
- Illustrations Note:
- Section: 16, b/w
- Number of Pages:
- 576
- Publication Date:
- 06/03/2008
- Publisher:
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Year Published:
- 2008
- Place of Publication:
- London
- Language:
- English
- SKU:
- 9780349120317