As there has been so many comments about this book I will only say it is a fascinating account not only of Kit Carson's life including his faults but it is also a factual and detailed account of the Mormon's massacre (Mountain Meadows Massacre) of an entire wagon train of immigrants including women and children and then scattering their remains and belonging to make it appear as if it was caused by renegade Indians.
This massacre was denied by Mormon authorities for years until one of their own (an historian of Mormon faith) revealed it for the first time and was almost excommunicated for her efforts. This massacre, as Sides relates, was the brutal and cold blooded killing of hundreds and then denied for decades by the leaders of the Mormon faith.
The author did an outstanding job of presenting dry detailed facts about Indians; their leaders and their superstitions, Carson, individual military leaders and the Mormon faith and many other facets in a “can’t put it down book.” Good job!
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Blood and Thunder: An Epic of the American West by Hampton Sides
Edward F., December 20, 2007
As there has been so many comments about this book I will only say it is a fascinating account not only of Kit Carson's life including his faults but it is also a factual and detailed account of the Mormon's massacre (Mountain Meadows Massacre) of an entire wagon train of immigrants including women and children and then scattering their remains and belonging to make it appear as if it was caused by renegade Indians.This massacre was denied by Mormon authorities for years until one of their own (an historian of Mormon faith) revealed it for the first time and was almost excommunicated for her efforts. This massacre, as Sides relates, was the brutal and cold blooded killing of hundreds and then denied for decades by the leaders of the Mormon faith.
The author did an outstanding job of presenting dry detailed facts about Indians; their leaders and their superstitions, Carson, individual military leaders and the Mormon faith and many other facets in a “can’t put it down book.” Good job!
(3 of 8 readers found this comment helpful)