Blood and Thunder (book)

Blood and Thunder: An Epic of the American West (Doubleday, 2001), 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.

Blood and Thunder: An Epic of the American West

Author	Hampton Sides
Country	United States
Language	English
Genre	History/American History
Publisher	Doubleday
Publication date	2006
Pages	480
ISBN	0385507771

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

• 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]

References

1. "'Cowboys and Indians'; Sunday Book Review". The New York Times Book Review; Momaday, N. Scott. October 29, 2006. Retrieved June 9, 2015.
2. "'Thunder' booms with excitement". USA Today; Swanson, James L. October 12, 2006. Retrieved June 9, 2015.
3. "'Point of No Return'". The Washington Post; Lent, Jeffrey. October 29, 2006. Retrieved June 9, 2015.
4. "A West Won by 'Blood and Thunder'". NPR. October 14, 2006. Retrieved June 11, 2015.
5. "Kit Carson and the American West". On Point with Tom Ashbrook. October 25, 2006. Retrieved June 11, 2015.
6. "Kit Carson: Hero Or Villain?". CBS News Sunday Morning. January 7, 2007. Retrieved June 11, 2015.
7. "C-SPAN Cities Tour – Santa Fe: Hampton Sides, "Blood and Thunder"". C-SPAN; Cities Tour. February 3, 2013. Retrieved June 11, 2015.
8. "Book Discussion on 'Blood and Thunder'". C-SPAN. October 11, 2006. Retrieved June 11, 2015.
9. "Hampton Sides: "Blood and Thunder"". The Diane Rehm Show. NPR. October 12, 2006. Retrieved June 11, 2015.
10. "The New York Times Best Seller list". The New York Times. October 29, 2006. Retrieved June 11, 2015.