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　　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.

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　　A native of Memphis, Hampton Sides is editor-atlarge for

Outside magazine and the author of the international

best-seller, Ghost Soldiers (Doubleday), which was the basis

for the 2005 Miramax film, The Great Raid. Ghost Soldiers

won the 2002 PEN USA award for non-fiction and the 2002 Discover

Award from Barnes & Noble, and his magazine work has been twice

nominated for National Magazine Awards for feature writing. Hampton

is also the author of Americana (Anchor) and Stomping

Grounds (William Morrow). A graduate of Yale with a B.A. in

history, he lives in New Mexico with his wife, Anne, and their

three sons.

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媒体评论

　　“Riveting . . . monumental . .. . Not only does Blood and

Thunder capture a pivotal moment in U.S. history in marvelous

detail, it is also authoritative and masterfully told.”

　　—The Washington Post Book World

　　“Stunning. . . Both haunting and lyrical, Blood and Thunder is

truly a masterpiece.”

　　—Los Angeles Times

　　“We see a panorama and a whole history, intricately laced with

wonder and meaning, coalesce into a story of epic proportions, a

story full of authority and color, truth and prophecy . . . Sides

fills a conspicuous void in the history of the American

West.”

　　—N. Scott Momaday, The New York Times Book Review

　　“From the lean crisp de*ions of the characters to the

sights, sounds and smells of the trail, this is a crystal clear

picture of the West.” —San Antonio Express News

书籍介绍

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.