Mayne Reid was an Irish-American author who wrote a number of popular action and adventure books in the same vein as one of his most famous contemporaries, Robert Louis Stevenson. His action packed books depict various settings, including the frontier and Wild West.
Missy Piggle-Wiggle and the Whatever Cure
The Little Spanish Dancer
Karen's Mermaid
Bubo, the Great Horned Owl (American Woodland Tales)
One Christmas Wish
Fatal Throne_The Wives of Henry VIII Tell All
Class President
The Purple Fingerprint