| The Headless Horseman: A Strange Tale of Texas, Volume I (Dodo Press) Contributor(s): Reid, Captain Mayne (Author) |
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ISBN: 1409975266 ISBN-13: 9781409975267 Publisher: Dodo Press OUR PRICE: $25.49 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2009 * Not available - Not in print at this time * |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Action & Adventure |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6" W x 9" (1.30 lbs) 404 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Thomas Mayne Reid (1818-1883), was an Irish- American novelist. "Captain" Reid wrote many adventure novels akin to those written by Frederick Marryat and Robert Louis Stevenson. These novels contain action that takes place primarily in untamed settings: the American West, Mexico, South Africa, the Himalayas, and Jamaica. Reid had his first poem published in Godey's Lady's Book under the pseudonym "A Poor Scholar". Books such as The Young Voyagers (1853) had great popularity, especially with boys. He was also very popular around the world; his tales of the American West captivated children everywhere, including Europe and Russia. Among his books, many of which were popular in translation in Poland and Russia, were The Rifle Rangers (1850), Scalp Hunters (1851), Boy Hunters (1853), War Trail (1851), Boy Tar (1859), and Headless Horseman (1865/6). |