Captain Mayne-Reid
Thomas Mayne Reid(Captain Mayne Reid )(4 April 1818 - 22 October 1883) was an Irish-American author who battled in the Mexican-American Conflict (1846-1848). His many deals with American life depict a provincial approach in the American states, the horror of slave work, and the lives of American Indians ``Captain," Reid composed adventure books likened to those by Frederick Marryat and Robert Louis Stevenson and set in the American West, Mexico, South Africa, the Himalayas, and Jamaica. He was...See more
Thomas Mayne Reid(Captain Mayne Reid )(4 April 1818 - 22 October 1883) was an Irish-American author who battled in the Mexican-American Conflict (1846-1848). His many deals with American life depict a provincial approach in the American states, the horror of slave work, and the lives of American Indians ``Captain," Reid composed adventure books likened to those by Frederick Marryat and Robert Louis Stevenson and set in the American West, Mexico, South Africa, the Himalayas, and Jamaica. He was a fan of Master Byron. His novels contain action that takes place primarily in untamed locations. He was a truly prolific author, with over 60 titles published in his lifetime, including both fiction and non-fiction. See less
