Blood And Thunder

Absorbing and well written . . . Anyone who has read Cormac McCarthy's Blood Meridian or grew up on John Ford westerns will be enlightened. Those yet to read that novel or see the movies will find that this book adds deep resonances to their pleasure' Michael Moorcock Guardian (10/3/07) * ** ‘This history of Carson encapsulates themes of American mythology that seem otherworldly but remain endlessly fascinating.’ *
SUNDAY BUSINESS POST * ‘Hampton Side s’ outstanding narrative history has all the virtues: stirring set pieces, deft character studies, colourful descriptions of battles and of nature... a riveting tale where, for once, the word “epic” is not hyperbole’ Frank McLynn, Independen *
A familiar story [told] with compelling narrative zest' Robert McCrum, Observer * 'Sides eloquently paints the landscape and history of the 19th century Southwest, combinIng Larry McMurtry's lyricism with the historian's attachments to facts’ *
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY * 'The type of sweeping history that was written by the likes of Bernard DeVoto and David Lavender . . . [but] he populates his story not just with white Americans but also with diverse Indian peoples and Mexicans. And he does so with balance and sensitivit *