"The Scalp Hunters" by Captain Mayne Reid. 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 .
