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Blood and Thunder – Epic Story of Kit Carson
07/06/2010 | 
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This excellent book by Hamton Sides, author of Ghost Soldiers, is a whopping 557 pages, chock full of historical facts swirling mostly around the life of the legendary, Kit Carson. It is a masterful job. Read the rest of this entry »
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Tags: Blood And Thunder, Ghost Soldiers, Hampton Sides, Indian, John Fremont, Kit Carson, Manifest Destiny, Mini Biographies, Narbona, Navaho, New Mexico, Old West, Stark Contrast, Stephen Kearney, Thomas Hart Benton, Western History | 
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Using History to Write Western Fiction
[ReviewAZON asin="B001KWXIHO"]Coach Style Duffel Bag with Front Pockets[/ReviewAZON] Read the rest of this entry »
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