{"product_id":"book-awmo","title":"Blood and Thunder","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eNATIONAL BESTSELLER \u003cb\u003e•\u003c\/b\u003e From the author of \u003ci\u003eGhost Soldiers\u003c\/i\u003e comes an eye-opening\u003c\/b\u003e history of the American conquest of the West—\"a story full of authority and color, truth and prophecy\" (\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003ci\u003e.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the summer of 1846, the Army of the West marched through Santa Fe, en route to  invade and occupy the Western territories claimed by Mexico. Fueled by the new ideology  of “Manifest Destiny,” this land grab would lead to a decades-long battle between  the United States and the Navajos, the fiercely resistant rulers of a huge swath  of mountainous desert wilderness.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e At the center of this sweeping  tale is Kit Carson, the trapper, scout, and soldier whose adventures made him a legend.  Sides shows us how this illiterate mountain man understood and respected the Western  tribes better than any other American, yet willingly followed orders that would ultimately  devastate the Navajo nation. Rich in detail and spanning more than three decades,  this is an essential addition to our understanding of how the West was really won.","brand":"Penguin Random House","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49399457743152,"sku":"BDawmo","price":22.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/245157-awmo-Square.jpg?v=1735537114","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-awmo","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}