Blood and Thunder: An Epic of the American West [Audiobook] download free by Hampton Sides
- Listen audiobook: Blood and Thunder: An Epic of the American West
- Author: Hampton Sides
- Release date: 2007/7/16
- Publisher: RANDOM HOUSE USA INC
- Language: English
- Genre or Collection: Biography
- ISBN: 9781400031108
- Rating: 8.31 of 10
- Votes: 483
- Review by: Pearl Blais
- Review rating: 8.69 of 10
- Review Date: 2018/11/4
- Duration: 7H8M25S in 256 kbps (115.6 MB)
- Date of creation of the audiobook: 2018-08-11
- You can listen to this audiobook in formats: MPEG4, WMA, MP3, AU, WAV, FLAC, WavPack (compression RAR, AZW4, LZO, ZIP, TAR, BZ2)
- Total pages original book: 578
- Includes a PDF summary of 49 pages
- Duration of the summary (audio): 36M36S (9.8 MB)
- Description or summary of the audiobook: A magnificent history of the American conquest of the West; 'a story full of authority and color, truth and prophecy' (The New York Times Book Review). 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.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.
- Other categories, genre or collection: Modern History To 20th Century: C 1700 To C 1900, Biography: Historical, Political & Military, Military History, History Of The Americas, Social & Cultural History
- Download servers: Dropbox, KATCR, Hotfile, 4Shared, MEGA, Torrent, DelaFil, ExtraTorrent, Uploaded, BitShare. Compressed in RAR, AZW4, LZO, ZIP, TAR, BZ2
- Format: Paperback
- Approximate value: 23.60 USD
- Dimensions: 132x203x33mm
- Weight: 590g
- Printed by: Random House Inc
- Published in: New York, United States
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