Blood and Thunder (book) explained

Blood and Thunder: An Epic of the American West
Author:	Hampton Sides
Country:	United States
Language:	English
Genre:	History/American History
Pub Date:	2006
Pages:	480
Isbn:	0385507771

Blood and Thunder: An Epic of the American West (Doubleday, 2006), is a non-fiction book written by American historian and author, Hampton Sides. It focuses on the transformation of the American West during the 19th Century.

Key figures

• Kit Carson

Frontiersman, wilderness guide and member of the Union Army.

• Narbona

Prominent Navajo strongman and leader.

• Stephen W. Kearny

Brigadier General in the United States Army and fixture of the Mexican–American War.

• Henry Hopkins Sibley

Brigadier General in the Confederate States Army.

See also

• Manifest Destiny
• Battle of Valverde
• Battle of San Pasqual
• Long Walk of the Navajo

Reviews

• The New York Times, The New York Times Book Review^[1]
• USA Today, Book Reviews^[2]
• The Washington Post^[3]

Media

• Google Books
• National Public Radio, Author Interviews^[4]
• On Point with Tom Ashbrook; WBUR-FM, Boston^[5]
• CBS News Sunday Morning^[6]
• C-SPAN

Cities Tour^[7]

• C-SPAN.^[8]
• The Diane Rehm Show, NPR^[9]
• The New York Times Best Seller list, The New York Times Book Review^[10]

Notes and References

1. Web site: 'Cowboys and Indians'; Sunday Book Review . The New York Times Book Review

   Momaday, N. Scott

   . October 29, 2006. June 9, 2015.
2. Web site: 'Thunder' booms with excitement. USA Today

   Swanson, James L.

   . October 12, 2006. June 9, 2015.
3. News: 'Point of No Return'. The Washington Post

   Lent, Jeffrey

   . October 29, 2006. June 9, 2015.
4. Web site: A West Won by 'Blood and Thunder'. NPR. October 14, 2006. June 11, 2015.
5. Web site: Kit Carson and the American West. On Point with Tom Ashbrook. October 25, 2006. June 11, 2015.
6. Web site: Kit Carson: Hero Or Villain?. . January 7, 2007. June 11, 2015.
7. Web site: C-SPAN Cities Tour – Santa Fe: Hampton Sides, "Blood and Thunder". C-SPAN

   Cities Tour

   . February 3, 2013. June 11, 2015.
8. Web site: Book Discussion on 'Blood and Thunder'. C-SPAN. October 11, 2006. June 11, 2015.
9. Web site: Hampton Sides: "Blood and Thunder" . . NPR. October 12, 2006. June 11, 2015.
10. Web site: The New York Times Best Seller list. The New York Times. October 29, 2006. June 11, 2015.