Blood And Thunder
€16.75
Product Information
| ISBN | 9780349120317 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Hampton Sides |
| Publisher | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Format | Paperback |
| Number of pages | 576 |
| Weight (kg) | 0.400 |
| Publishing Date | 06/03/2008 |
| Price (excl. tax) | €15.80 |
| Tax | €0.95 |
| Price (incl. tax) | €16.75 |
| Availability | 6 units in external warehouse |
Product Description
Hampton Sides''s extraordinary book brings the history of the American conquest of the West to ringing life. It is a tale with many heroes and villains, but at the centre of it all stands the remarkable figure of Kit Carson - the legendary trapper, scout and soldier. Carson was an illiterate mountain man who twice married Indian women and understood the tribes better than any other American alive; yet he was also a cold-blooded killer and an unquestioning patriot who willingly followed orders tantamount to massacre. BLOOD AND THUNDER is a chronicle of one of a pivotal era in American history: grand in scope, immediate in detail, impeccably researched and historically revelatory.
''Hampton Sides'' outstanding narrative history has all the virtues: stirring set pieces, deft character studies, colourful descriptions of battles and of nature . . . a riveting tale where, for once, the word "epic" is not hyperbole''
Frank McLynn, Independent on Sunday