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Blood And Thunder

By Hampton Sides

Blood And Thunder Politics & History

Blood And Thunder

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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
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
576
Release Date:
2008-03-06
Publication Date:
2008-03-06
Publisher:
Little, Brown Book Group
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0349120315
ISBN13:
9780349120317
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
474 g
Height:
126 cm
Width:
196 cm
Thickness:
38 cm
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