A review by areaxbiologist
Blood and Thunder: The Epic Story of Kit Carson & the Conquest of the American West by Hampton Sides

4.0

Expertly researched. Drawing from diaries, documents, and other archival sources, Hampton Sides re-balances the view of the West, loosely centering his historical work on Kit Carson. At first, Carson sounds heroic, just like in the pulpy blood and thunders. But after a few massacres, and a few instances of just taking orders, Sides reveals just how central Carson was to the way Native American tribes were treated during the various wars that occurred in the first half of the 1800s. A must read to fill in the gaps your school history books left. Trust me, those gaps are gaping.