"The Guerilla Chief, and Other Tales" by Mayne Reid is a historical fiction story that takes place during the Mexican-American War, highlighting the courage, struggle, and selflessness of soldiers. Set in Cerro Gordo, it follows a soldier's reflections on the recent battle between American and Mexican forces, where he feels disappointed after being assigned guard duty instead of joining the fight. His perspective shifts as he sees Santa Anna escape and then meets a wounded soldier, Carlos Vergara, and his sister, Lola, imperiled by the ruthless Captain Ramon Rayas. As the story unfolds, the complexities of war, loyalty, and love come to light, promising a tale filled with both valor and peril.
The Guerilla Chief, and Other Tales
By Mayne Reid
Amidst celebrating armies and treacherous landscapes, a soldier's disappointment leads him to a dangerous encounter where love and loyalty are tested against the backdrop of a savage war.
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About the AuthorThomas Mayne Reid was a British novelist who fought in the Mexican–American War (1846–1848). His many works on American life describe colonial policy in the American colonies, the horrors of slave labour, and the lives of American Indians. "Captain" Reid wrote adventure novels akin to those by Frederick Marryat (1792-1848), and Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-1894). They were set mainly in the American West, Mexico, South Africa, the Himalayas, and Jamaica. He was an admirer of Lord Byron. His novel Quadroon (1856), an anti-slavery work, was later adapted as a play entitled The Octoroon (1859) by Dion Boucicault and produced in New York.
Thomas Mayne Reid was a British novelist who fought in the Mexican–American War (1846–1848). His many works on American life describe colonial policy in the American colonies, the horrors of slave labour, and the lives of American Indians. "Captain" Reid wrote adventure novels akin to those by Frederick Marryat (1792-1848), and Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-1894). They were set mainly in the American West, Mexico, South Africa, the Himalayas, and Jamaica. He was an admirer of Lord Byron. His novel Quadroon (1856), an anti-slavery work, was later adapted as a play entitled The Octoroon (1859) by Dion Boucicault and produced in New York.
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