Sat, Oct 03
|Lensic Performing Arts Center
Hampton Sides, Blood and Thunder
Celebrate the 20th Anniversary of "Blood and Thunder." Hampton will be in conversation with Ed Roberson, conservationist, storyteller, and creator of the Mountain and Prairie Podcast.
Date, Time & Location
Oct 03, 2026, 7:30 PM MDT
Lensic Performing Arts Center, 211 W San Francisco St, Santa Fe, NM 87501, USA
About the Event
Collected Works, in association with the Lensic Performing Arts Center and the Santa Fe International Literary Festival, presents an evening with Hampton Sides on history, literature, and the 20th Anniversary of Blood and Thunder.
Order Blood and Thunder: The Epic Story of Kit Carson and the Conquest of the American West ($23.00, paperback) online from CWB or call the store to order (505) 988-4226.
In 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.
At the center of this sweeping tale is Kit Carson, the trapper, scout, and soldier whose adventures made…