Blood And Thunder
An Epic of the American West
$47.10
- Paperback
576 pages
- Release Date
1 May 2008
Summary
Now in B format.
A chronicle of one of the most pivotal eras in American history by the author of the international bestseller GHOST SOLDIERS.
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 an…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780349120317 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0349120315 |
| Author: | Hampton Sides |
| Publisher: | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Imprint: | Abacus |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 576 |
| Release Date: | 1 May 2008 |
| Weight: | 404g |
| Dimensions: | 131mm x 200mm x 29mm |
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Critics Review
Absorbing and well written … Anyone who has read Cormac McCarthy’s Blood Meridian or grew up on John Ford westerns will be enlightened. Those yet to read that novel or see the movies will find that this book adds deep resonances to their pleasure’ Michael Moorcock Guardian (10/3/07) - ** ‘This history of Carson encapsulates themes of American mythology that seem otherworldly but remain endlessly fascinating.’
SUNDAY BUSINESS POST - ‘Hampton Side s’ outstanding narrative history has all the virtues: stirring set pieces, deft character studies, colourful descriptions of battles andA familiar story [told] with compelling narrative zest’ Robert McCrum, Observer - ‘Sides eloquently paints the landscape and history of the 19th century Southwest, combinIng Larry McMurtry’s lyricism with the historian’s attachmentsPUBLISHERS WEEKLY - ‘The type of sweeping history that was written by the likes of Bernard DeVoto and David Lavender … [but] he populates his story not just with whitAbout The Author
Hampton Sides
Hampton Sides is a newspaper correspondent and columnist. He is the author of the international bestseller GHOST SOLDIERS. His articles have appeared in the New York Times, New Republic and the Washington Post, among others. He lives in Santa Fe.
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