The Resource Blood and thunder : an epic of the American West, Hampton Sides
Blood and thunder : an epic of the American West, Hampton Sides
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This item is available to borrow from 2 library branches.
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- Summary
- In the summer of 1846, the Army of the West marched through Santa Fe, en route to invade and occupy the Western territories claimed by Mexico. Fueled by the new ideology of “Manifest Destiny,” this land grab would lead to a decades-long battle between the United States and the Navajos, the fiercely resistant rulers of a huge swath of mountainous desert wilderness.In Blood and Thunder, Hampton Sides gives us a magnificent history of the American conquest of the West. At the center of this sweeping tale is Kit Carson, the trapper, scout, and soldier whose adventures made him a legend. Sides shows us how this illiterate mountain man understood and respected the Western tribes better than any other American, yet willingly followed orders that would ultimately devastate the Navajo nation. Rich in detail and spanning more than three decades, this is an essential addition to our understanding of how the West was really won
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- xi, 460 pages
- Note
- Maps on endpapers
- Isbn
- 9780385507776
- Label
- Blood and thunder : an epic of the American West
- Title
- Blood and thunder
- Title remainder
- an epic of the American West
- Statement of responsibility
- Hampton Sides
- Subject
-
- Indians of North America -- Wars -- West (U.S.)
- Indigenous peoples -- North America -- Wars -- West (U.S.)
- trueMilitary history -- 19th century
- trueNavajo Indians -- History -- 19th century
- trueSouthwest (United States) -- History -- 1848-
- Southwest, New -- History -- 1848-
- trueThe West (United States) -- History -- 19th century
- trueUnited States -- Territorial expansion
- United States, Army -- History -- 19th century
- West (U.S.) -- History, Military -- 19th century
- Carson, Kit, 1809-1868
- trueFrontier and pioneer life -- The West (United States)
- trueFrontier and pioneer life -- West (U.S.)
- trueIndians of North America -- The West (United States) -- History -- 19th century
- trueIndians of North America -- Wars
- trueIndians of North America -- West (U.S.) -- History -- 19th century
- Indigenous peoples -- North America -- History -- 19th century
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- In the summer of 1846, the Army of the West marched through Santa Fe, en route to invade and occupy the Western territories claimed by Mexico. Fueled by the new ideology of “Manifest Destiny,” this land grab would lead to a decades-long battle between the United States and the Navajos, the fiercely resistant rulers of a huge swath of mountainous desert wilderness.In Blood and Thunder, Hampton Sides gives us a magnificent history of the American conquest of the West. At the center of this sweeping tale is Kit Carson, the trapper, scout, and soldier whose adventures made him a legend. Sides shows us how this illiterate mountain man understood and respected the Western tribes better than any other American, yet willingly followed orders that would ultimately devastate the Navajo nation. Rich in detail and spanning more than three decades, this is an essential addition to our understanding of how the West was really won
- Award
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- New York Times Notable Book, 2006.
- Spur Award for Historical Nonfiction, 2007.
- Biography type
- contains biographical information
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/bookUI
- 163079
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Sides, Hampton
- Dewey number
- 978/.02
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- F591
- LC item number
- .S54 2006
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/resourcePreferred
- True
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Indigenous peoples
- Indigenous peoples
- United States
- West (U.S.)
- United States
- Frontier and pioneer life
- Carson, Kit
- Indians of North America
- Indians of North America
- Navajo Indians
- Southwest, New
- Target audience
- adult
- http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/titleRemainder
- an epic of the American West
- Label
- Blood and thunder : an epic of the American West, Hampton Sides
- Note
- Maps on endpapers
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [427]-440) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- xi, 460 pages
- Isbn
- 9780385507776
- Lccn
- 2006016579
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Other control number
- 9780385507776
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
- 70045754
- Label
- Blood and thunder : an epic of the American West, Hampton Sides
- Note
- Maps on endpapers
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [427]-440) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- xi, 460 pages
- Isbn
- 9780385507776
- Lccn
- 2006016579
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other control number
- 9780385507776
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
- 70045754
Subject
- Indians of North America -- Wars -- West (U.S.)
- Indigenous peoples -- North America -- Wars -- West (U.S.)
- trueMilitary history -- 19th century
- trueNavajo Indians -- History -- 19th century
- trueSouthwest (United States) -- History -- 1848-
- Southwest, New -- History -- 1848-
- trueThe West (United States) -- History -- 19th century
- trueUnited States -- Territorial expansion
- United States, Army -- History -- 19th century
- West (U.S.) -- History, Military -- 19th century
- Carson, Kit, 1809-1868
- trueFrontier and pioneer life -- The West (United States)
- trueFrontier and pioneer life -- West (U.S.)
- trueIndians of North America -- The West (United States) -- History -- 19th century
- trueIndians of North America -- Wars
- trueIndians of North America -- West (U.S.) -- History -- 19th century
- Indigenous peoples -- North America -- History -- 19th century
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- trueNew York Times Notable Books - Nonfiction: 2006
- trueSpur Awards: Best Western Nonfiction Historical
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