"The Lone Ranche" by Captain Mayne Reid is a story placed amid the American West in the 1800s, highlighting themes of frontier living, disagreements with Native Americans, and men's honor code. The book opens by presenting a Kentuckian, Frank Hamersley, who is struggling with local habits after accidentally being rude during a religious parade in Chihuahua, Mexico, which causes a duel that embroils him with concerning people and friendships. The beginning introduces the city of Chihuahua and the stressful mood of culture clashes and violence. Hamersley notices a parade but accidentally insults local rules, so he faces Captain Uraga. When things get worse, Colonel Miranda helps him by suggesting a duel with Uraga to protect Hamersley’s honor. This shows Hamersley and Miranda will later have a deeper connection as they face threats from cultural rivals and possibly harmful political situations, preparing everyone for their future adventures and issues on the frontier.
The Lone Ranche
By Mayne Reid
After accidentally insulting local customs and getting caught up in a duel, a Kentuckian forms unexpected friendships and faces dangerous threats on the American 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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