"The Scalp Hunters" by Captain Mayne Reid is a stirring adventure set in the wild American West, where a young man named Henry Haller seeks his fortune. Early on, the book paints a vivid picture of the untamed land, rich with both beauty and danger, as Haller prepares for a journey to Santa Fe filled with traders and the possibility of violent encounters with Native Americans. The story introduces dark figures like Seguin, a notorious scalp-hunter, promising a tale that isn't afraid to confront the harsh realities of survival and question the moral cost of achieving goals in a lawless and brutal landscape. The beginning of his journey sets up a story of courage and exploration, where choices can have deadly consequences.
The Scalp Hunters
By Mayne Reid
In the untamed West, a young adventurer chases fortune and identity, confronting scalp hunters and moral quandaries in a brutal landscape.
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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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