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Apr 04, 1818 Ballyroney, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom Died on 22 Oct 1883 (aged 65)
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About Thomas Mayne Reid
- Thomas Mayne Reid (April 4, 1818 – October 22, 1883) was a Scots-Irish American novelist.
- Thomas Mayne Reid fought in the American-Mexican War (1846-1848).
- His many works are about American life.
- In these works, the author described the colonial policy in the United States, the horrors of slave labor, and the lives of American Indians.
- "Captain" Reid wrote many adventure novels akin to those written by Frederick Marryat and Robert Louis Stevenson.
- He was a great admirer of Lord Byron.
- These novels contain action that takes place primarily in places including, but not limited to: the American West, Mexico, South Africa, the Himalayas, and Jamaica.
