Blood and Thunder

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2006

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Before You Read

Summary

Chapter Summaries & Analyses

Book 1, Prologue-Chapter 5

Book 1, Chapters 6-10

Book 1, Chapters 11-15

Book 1, Chapters 16-20

Books 1-2, Chapters 21-25

Book 2, Chapters 26-30

Book 2, Chapters 31-35

Book 3, Chapters 36-40

Book 3, Chapter 41-Epilogue

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Themes

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Important Quotes

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Discussion Questions

Essay Topics

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

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.

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?