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Praise for Blood and Thunder “Kit Carson’s role in the conquest of the Navajo during and after the Civil War remains one of the most dramatic and significant episodes in the history of the American West. Hampton Sides portrays Carson in the larger context of the conquest of the entire... read more
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People edit
- Kit Carson: (1809-1868) American frontiersman.
- John C. Fremont: (1813-1890) American explorer of the American Southwest
- Canby: Add a description of this character.
- Narbona
- Sibley
- Benton
- Manuelito
- Simpson
- Chivington
- Armijo
- Polk
- Stockton
- Pfeiffer
- Reid
- Susan Magoffin
- Pico
- Jessie
- Gillespie
- Robinson
- Dick Kern
- Dr. Tilton
- Chouinard
- Ann White
- Craig
- Martinez
- Doolittle
- Valverde
- Maxwell
- Chaves
- Josefa
- Aubry
- Lajeunesse
- Sumner
- Charles Bent
- Graydon
- Marcy
- Dr. Griffin
- Richard Kern
- Archuleta
- Godey
- Castro
- John Hughes
- Johnston
- Broadus
- James Carleton
- Ortiz
Setting & Locations edit
- Kearny
- New Mexico
- California
- Colonel Washington
- Taos
- United States
- Missouri River
- Bosque Redondo
- Rio Grande
- St. Louis
- Colorado
- San Diego
- Santa Fe Trail
- Texas
- Southwest
- Albuquerque
- Doniphan
- Monterey
- Los Angeles
- Arapaho
- Pacific
- Arkansas River
- Oregon
- Mexico City
- Utah
- America
- Arizona
- Fort Leavenworth
- Chihuahua
- Denver
- Sonoma
- Sierra Nevada
- Rocky Mountains
- Tejon
- Spain
- Apache Canyon
- Sacramento
- Washington Expedition
- Mountain Meadows
- San Pasqual
First Sentence edit
In the two decades he had lived and wandered in the West, Christopher Carson had led an unaccountably full life.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Hampton Sides (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Doubleday
Country: Add the country of publication.
Publication Date: 2006
ISBN: 0385507771
Page Count: 480
Publisher: Doubleday
Country: Add the country of publication.
Publication Date: 2006
ISBN: 0385507771
Page Count: 480
Awards edit
- Spur Award (2007: Best Western Nonfiction Historical)
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 978.02
Subjects edit
- Books › History › Americas › United States › 19th Century › Expansionism
- Books › History › Americas › United States › 19th Century › Old West
- Books › History › Americas › Native American › Southwest
- Books › History › Military › United States
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