The first edition of this book is dated 1855. The edition used is dated 1871. The publisher was George Routledge and Sons, London. The number of pages is 440.

General information

An exciting and well-written book by Mayne Reid based on his experiences during the war between America and Mexico in the 1840s. Reid took the title of “Captain” because that was what his men called him during that war, although he was never promoted to that rank.

The importance of Reid’s books with this background is that they were among the first in the Wild West genre.