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.

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