The Epic Story of the Conquest of the American West 

In 1846, the Army of the West moved through Santa Fe to occupy the Western territories claimed by Mexico. Acclaimed author Hampton Sides, brings this period to life in his sweeping,  "Blood and Thunder: the Epic Story of Kit Carson and the American West".   Under "Manifest Destiny", this land grab led to decades of conflict with the Navajos, fierce rulers of the vast Western mountains and deserts..

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Blood and Thunder: The Epic Story of Kit Carson and the Conquest of the American West, by Hampton Sides (2007 - 624 pp)

Sweeping portrayal of this pivotal moment in American history where the doorway to the future lay in the hands of the great men and women who risked their lives and fortunes to open the West.