"The War Trail: The Hunt of the Wild Horse" by Captain Mayne Reid is a historical novel situated after the Mexican War, highlighting the challenges faced by American rangers protecting conquered Mexicans from Comanche Indians. The story follows a diverse group of rangers as they confront unexpected obstacles. The main character, a ranger captain, thinks back to his experiences and reflects upon his past involvement in the war. The narrative quickly introduces Isolina de Vargas, whose encounter with the captain is charged with tension and attraction after he mistakenly kills her treasured horse. Their developing connection exposes themes of love and the struggle for power throughout the story.
The War Trail: The Hunt of the Wild Horse
By Mayne Reid
After a tragic encounter costing a young woman her prized horse, a ranger captain finds himself entangled in a web of love, duty, and unexpected challenges on the Mexican frontier.
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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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