Blood and thunder
by Sides, Hampton
Edition statement:1st ed. Published by : Doubleday, (New York :) Physical details: xi, 460 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. ISBN:0385507771; 9780385507776.| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Notes | Date due | Barcode |
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| 900 - 999 | Book Cart | 978.02 Sid (Browse shelf) | Available | In Memory of : Blake F. Kersh | 88647 |
Maps on endpapers.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [427]-440) and index.
Prologue : Hoofbeats --
The new men. Jumping off --
The glittering world --
The Army of the West --
Singing grass --
Blue Bead Mountain --
Who is James K. Polk? --
What a wild life! --
The ruling hand of providence --
The Pathfinder --
When the land is sick --
The un-Alamo --
We will correct all this --
Narbona Pass --
The uninvaded silence --
On the altar of the country --
A perfect butchery --
The fire of Montezuma --
Your duty, Mr. Carson --
Daggers in every look --
Men with ears down to their ankles --
The hall of final ruin --
The new men --
A broken country. The grim metronome --
Lords of the mountains --
The devil's turnpike --
Our red children --
Cold steel --
El Crepusculo --
American mercury --
Time at last sets all things even --
A broken country --
The finest head I ever saw --
The death knot --
Men without eyes --
Blood and thunder --
Monster slayer. The fearing time --
People of the single star --
The sons of some dear mother --
The round forest --
Children of the mist --
General orders no. 15 --
Fortress Rock --
The long walk --
Adobe walls --
The condition of the tribes --
Crossing purgatory --
Epilogue : In beauty we walk.
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.
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