Blood and Thunder (book)

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
• USA Today, Book Reviews
• The Washington Post

Media

• Google Books
• National Public Radio, Author Interviews
• On Point with Tom Ashbrook; WBUR-FM, Boston
• CBS News Sunday Morning
• C-SPAN; Cities Tour
• C-SPAN.
• The Diane Rehm Show, NPR
• The New York Times Best Seller list, The New York Times Book Review

References