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Hampton Sides

Blood and Thunder

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2006

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Sides is a narrative historian. What is narrative history, and what are the pros and cons of this style of historical writing?

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Put yourself in the shoes of a Navajo in the 1840s. Would you side with pro-diplomacy position of Narbona or the pro-war position of Manuelito? Write a persuasive argument convincing others of your decision.

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Celebrity is a major theme in Blood and Thunder. How does Kit Carson’s popularity in his time reflect our modern, celebrity-obsessed culture? How is it different?

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