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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Sides, Hampton.
Blood and thunder : an epic of the American West / Hampton Sides.—1st ed.
p. cm.
1. West (U.S.)—History—19th century. 2. United States—Territorial expansion. 3. West (U.S.)—History, Military—19th century. 4. United States. Army—History—19th century. 5. Frontier and pioneer life—West (U.S.). 6. Carson, Kit, 1809–1868. 7. Indians of North America—Wars—West (U.S.). 8. Indians of North America—West (U.S.)—History—19th century. 9. Navajo Indians—History—19th century. 10. Southwest, New—History—1848– I. Title.
F591.S54 2006
978'.02—dc22 2006016579
eISBN: 978-0-307-38767-7
v1.0
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