Blood and Thunder

By Hampton Sides

Subjects: Carson, kit, 1809-1868, Navajo Indians, Frontier and pioneer life, Open Library Staff Picks, United states, history, 19th century, Territorial expansion, Wars, Native Americans, United States, West (u.s.), history, New York Times reviewed, United states, territorial expansion, Indians of north america, history, Frontier and pioneer life, west (u.s.), United States. Army, Military history, United states, army, history, History, Indians of north america, wars

Description: Examines America's westward expansion, describing the forcible subjugation of Native American tribes, including the fierce battles against the Navajo which ended with a brutal siege at Canyon de Chelly and the "Long Walk" migration.