Author Talk with Narrative Historian Hampton Sides

Aspen Words presents a virtual conversation with narrative historian Hampton Sides, best known for his gripping non-fiction adventure stories set in war or depicting epic expeditions of discovery and exploration. Sides is the author of the best-selling histories Ghost Soldiers, Blood and Thunder, Hellhound On His Trail, In the Kingdom of Ice, and, most recently, On Desperate Ground. He is editor-at-large for Outside and a frequent contributor to National Geographic and other magazines. His journalistic work, collected in numerous published anthologies, has been twice nominated for National Magazine Awards for feature writing. A native of Memphis and a Yale graduate, he was a recent fellow of the Santa Fe Institute and is on the board of the Society of American Historians and the Author’s Guild. He is now at work on a book about the final fateful voyage of British navigator James Cook.

[maddyburdy]

A woman here, currently reading Blood and Thunder and loving it! Unsolicited advice for Hampton, don't fret about the diversity of your work, just keep telling fair an honest stories. If a woman's story grabs you, then go for it, but don't force it. I'm sure many a female historian would be downright jazzed to find an incredible untouched story from the female perspective to share with the world!

[pariscommune]

History is really a His Story, fireside
talk of the past, wars and empires,
heroes and villains, cultures and
people.It is a great pleasure to
meet this honest narrative
historian and his objective
thoughts.Also Very excellent
Presentation.

[mariochavez]

‘In the Kingdom Of Ice’ was one of the best books I’ve ever read. Such a good author.