Thomas Mayne Reid/Definition

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Thomas Mayne Reid [r]: Popular Irish-American author of action-adventure books (1818-1883) born in County Down in northern Ireland, "Captain" Reid was a drinking companion of Edgar Allen Poe before fighting in the Mexican-American War of 1846 and was wounded at the Battle of Chapultepec. His books on the American West were popular with young boys in Europe and elsewhere.