Blood and Thunder An Epic of the American West By Hampton Sides

Trade Paperback

Very good condition

Native American

Blood and Thunder: An Epic of the American West by Hampton Sides is a non-fiction book about the U.S. conquest of the West, focusing on the life of legendary frontiersman Kit Carson and the devastating impact on the Navajo nation. Published in 2006, the book chronicles the period from 1846 through the 1860s, exploring the ideology of Manifest Destiny, the Mexican-American War, and the forced removal of the Navajo people, all through the complex figure of Carson, who both understood and participated in their destruction