I accept Hampton Sides donations anywhere in the Albuquerque metro with free pickup — the whole collection: Blood and Thunder, Ghost Soldiers, Hellhound on His Trail, In the Kingdom of Ice, On Desperate Ground, Americana, and The Wide Wide Sea. You don't sort or price anything. Bring it all: I check every book by hand, and readable copies go back to readers.
Published June 2026 · By Josh Eldred, New Mexico Literacy Project
Hampton Sides is a Santa Fe–based historian and journalist whose narrative histories are bestsellers — and one of them, Blood and Thunder, tells the story of Kit Carson and the conquest of the very ground we live on. His books are read all over New Mexico, and when a collection gets cleared, most people just want it to land somewhere good. That's exactly what I'm for: I take the whole thing, free, and I check every book.
What I take: all of it
The Southwest & war histories
Blood and Thunder (Kit Carson and the American West), Ghost Soldiers (the Bataan POW rescue), and On Desperate Ground (Chosin Reservoir).
The exploration & American histories
In the Kingdom of Ice (the USS Jeannette), Hellhound on His Trail (the hunt for MLK's assassin), The Wide Wide Sea (Captain Cook's last voyage), and the essay collection Americana.
Any condition
First printings, signed copies, book-club editions, worn paperbacks, and reading copies — bring whatever's on the shelf.
Why bring the whole shelf
Donating takes one call or text: no research, no pricing, no listings, no shipping. Free pickup in the Albuquerque metro, or the covered 24/7 drop box outside the gate at 5445 Edith Blvd NE, any hour. I check every book by hand, readable copies go back to readers, and no readable book goes to the landfill. Here's where donated books go.
How free pickup works
Call or text 505-250-3804 (or schedule online), tell me roughly how much there is and where you are, and I add you to the next route through your area. I come to you and load it all. I cover Albuquerque, Rio Rancho, Corrales, the East Mountains, and the surrounding metro, and I handle whole-house and estate cleanouts regularly.
Frequently asked questions
Where can I donate Hampton Sides books in Albuquerque?
Right here — free pickup anywhere in the metro for the whole collection: Blood and Thunder, Ghost Soldiers, In the Kingdom of Ice, and the rest. Call or text 505-250-3804.
Can I drop Hampton Sides books off instead of waiting for a pickup?
Yes. The covered 24/7 drop box outside the gate at 5445 Edith Blvd NE takes them any hour, and someone is at the warehouse from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. to help unload a bigger load.
Book-club editions and paperbacks too?
Yes — book-club editions, worn paperbacks, reading copies. Just don't throw any of it out first.
Cite This Guide
Eldred, J. (June 2026). Donate Hampton Sides Books in Albuquerque — Free Pickup. New Mexico Literacy Project.
https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/donate-hampton-sides-books-albuquerque
Licensed under CC BY 4.0.