Blood and Thunder Author:Hampton Sides Hampton Sides has given us a multi-faceted examination of the men and forces involved in the conquest of the American West and the way of life of its original settlers. — At the center is Christopher "Kit" Carson, who was a pivotal figure in the events and whose life has been so distorted by legend most today have little inkling of just how compl... more »ex an individual and how heroic--in the true sense of the word--the man really was.« less