blood and thunder the epic story of kit carson

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Long Walk: A History of the Navajo Wars by Lynn Bailey.

AoM Podcast #203: The Real Life Most Interesting Man in the World.

AoM Article: Legends of the Northwest - Mountain Men.Hampton’s previous appearance on the show: Episode #510 - The Greatest Battle of the Korean War.We end our conversation with why he decided to become an officer in the Union Army during the Civil War, his initially reluctant and then brutal campaigns against the Navajos, and his legacy. Hampton also unpacks Carson’s complex relationship with American Indians, and how he respected and adopted the ways of some tribes, but fought against others. Hampton shares how these expeditions turned Carson into a national celebrity and what this frontiersman thought of his fame. Louis to California, over the Rocky and Sierra mountains, and all throughout the wild, rugged West. We discuss how Carson then parlayed those skills into becoming a scout on expeditions that took him from St. We explore how Carson joined the grizzled fraternity of mountain men in his youth, and the wide array of skills that helped him excel as a trapper. Today on the show, Hampton and I discuss how Kit Carson became a living legend through embellished accounts of his heroics, and yet undertook real-life exploits that were nearly as unbelievable as the tall tales told about him. We want you to leave your world and enter ours to receive a smile, a book, and friendship.In his book Blood and Thunder: The Epic Story of Kit Carson and the Conquest of the American West, author and historian Hampton Sides follows Carson as a through-line in this extraordinary period. We believe books change lives and want you to pick a book out as a gift when you come in. At that point choose shipping & we will send all we have held for you! You can choose to ship later at checkout until you have 10-15 ready to ship (depending on weight of books ordered). We ship each box of books for $11.99 each shipment. Our fun toy and gift store has everything that we love under $10 from great companies. Because of donations we are able to give away over 1,000 books each month throughout our communities (free to teachers, pastors, jails, schools & anyone needing books to give away). All books are only $2.00 because they are donated.

Blood and thunder the epic story of kit carson