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Blood and Thunder

An Epic of the American West

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Blood and Thunder

By: Hampton Sides
Narrated by: Don Leslie
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In the summer of 1846, the Army of the West marched through Santa Fe, en route to invade and occupy the Western territories claimed by Mexico. Fueled by the new ideology of “Manifest Destiny,” this land grab would lead to a decades-long battle between the United States and the Navajos, the fiercely resistant rulers of a huge swath of mountainous desert wilderness.

At the center of this sweeping tale is Kit Carson, the trapper, scout, and soldier whose adventures made him a legend. Sides shows us how this illiterate mountain man understood and respected the Western tribes better than any other American, yet willingly followed orders that would ultimately devastate the Navajo nation. Rich in detail and spanning more than three decades, this is an essential addition to our understanding of how the West was really won.

©2006 Hampton Sides (P)2006 Books on Tape Americas Indigenous Peoples Military & War State & Local United States War Wild West Old West New Mexico

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Critic reviews

"An excellent addition to collections on western history." ( Booklist)
"[Sides] eloquently paints the landscape and history of the 19th-century Southwest." ( Publishers Weekly)
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I never knew anything about Kid Carson apart from having heard his name. He is by far one of the most if not the most interesting characters i ever heard about in connection to the american wild west

Epic and fantastic story.

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Loved the book, so informative. Narrator was fantastic, the best I've ever heard. The 2 combined made for a wonderful read. Thank you

Brilliant book, Brilliantly read

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An excellent account of a wild and brutal time in history. Extremely detailed story to the point I thought I was there. The narrator gives a great account of himself with a voice I could listen to all day.

An excellent account of a wild time in history.

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Hampton Sides is in a league of his own when it comes to bringing history to life. This book was meticulously researched, revealing and interesting. The narration was equally superb.

Another epic from Hampton Sides

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I have always loved the history of the west , this book to me has been thoroughly enjoyable and kit Carson one of my favourite men in American history.
From start to finish this book has been a compulsive listen
The narrating I thought was excellent and although the listening time is twenty two hours the narrator kept the myself thoughtfully interested throughout.
Personally I will give blood and thunder top marks
Loved it

Brilliant

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Such an interesting book, really well narrated. Well worth a listen, learnt a lot about the mid west.

A brilliant story

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A truly brilliant insight into the American West from the first settlers, to Indian wars and story of the famous trappers

Amazing

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Excellent book and written well keeps you interested throughout.
If you’ve any interest in how the west was truly “won” look no further.

Heard about it on Joe Rogan too ???

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Really interesting story, well-narrated and gives a great insight into the early American West. Kit Carson was obviously an incredible person, as well as being one of the key players in the role of manifest destiny in the westward spread of the United States

A fascinating story

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This is a fascinating account of the life of Kit Carson and his relationship with the Navajo Indians. It uses an aspect of American history that I was not personally familiar with, going into some detail about the Civil War in the West. It’s well written with a narrative that is a lively but still informative

Ride with Kit Carson and view the West

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